The famed San Andreas Fault in California is nearly identical to the one that caused last week’s destructive tremor in Myanmar, and is also overdue for an earthquake.

To the east is the North American Plate, which is moving southeast. Los Angeles, located on the Pacific plate, is now 340 miles south of San Francisco, located on the North American plate.

Vertical land motion can be attributed to "natural processes, such as the movement of tectonic plates ... in parts of Los Angeles and San Diego counties," said the NASA statement.

A video of a California woman exploring a place where you can physically walk between two shifting tectonic plates has ... and film stuntwoman based in Los Angeles. The video, taken on January ...