http://www.newsweek.com/turkey-earthquake-san-andreas-big-one-1779901

In the wake of the devastating earthquake that killed an estimated 11,000 people in Turkey and Syria, scientists from around the world will be flocking to the disaster zone to learn more about the impact that a similar earthquake could have at the San Andreas fault.

The East Anatolian Fault, where the Turkey earthquake happened, has many similar properties to the San Andreas fault, which bisects California, making it valuable for seismologists to study for pointers about the long-awaited next "big one" in California.