Scientists make a horrible discovery: The "Big One" is coming in two days, with it, California will sink to the ocean. Their only hope is to rupture a volcano that will displace the earthquake's energy and build a new crust on the surface. But as foreshocks turn California into chaos, it's a race against time the scientists might not win.
Après la mort de leur père, deux demi-frères se retrouvent opposés l'un à l'autre au sein d'un conflit qui pourrait tout embraser et avoir des conséquences tragiques.