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It’s along fault lines that the Techtonic plates are moving against each other. Over time, pressure builds up due to movements elsewhere along the fault, and eventually the plates slide, causing an earthquake. The Southern San Andreas fault has been building pressure and a quake near the Salton Sea is thought to be imminent.
