As a result of displacement, the infamous, the San Andreas fault in California comes to an earthquake with a strength of 9 degrees on the Richter scale. The pilot of a rescue helicopter (Dwayne Johnson) and his wife, which does not have relationships, they must go from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save his only daughter. It turns out, however, that the breakneck journey north is only the beginning, and when we both think that the worst is behind them ... it only gets worse.