Scientist: San Andreas Fault Locked & Loaded In Southern California - Big Earthquake Is Coming - Mega-Quake - Americas Newsroom Scientist: Californias .\rbr\rbrSeveral videos from 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.\rbr\rbr USGS Has Once Again been caught trying to cover-up shallow, if not ground level, Earthquakes. This time it Centers around a .\rbr\rbr\rbr\rbrOfficials say there were no immediate reports of damage after the earthquake hit the Palm Springs area.