Scientists Decode Hidden Fault Line Clues That Could Predict the Next Big Earthquake
New research uncovers a surprising clue in earthquake forecasting: tiny curved scratches on fault planes. These marks reveal ...
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Slippin' and a Slidin'
This sudden jerk creates an earthquake. The San Andreas Fault is undoubtedly the most famous transform boundary in the world. To the west of the fault is the Pacific plate, which is moving northwest.
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New method aids in predicting where next big quake will start
A paper in the journal Geology describes the method ... scientists have shown that a large earthquake originating on the San Andreas fault near the Salton Sea that propagates to the north will ...
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Second Earthquake in 3 Days Rattles Residents Along the East Coast—A Look at Major Cities Sitting on a Fault Line
such as the San Andreas Fault in California," says Boyd. The agency found that greater humidity in the eastern half of the country causes the processes to "happen faster so that evidence of fault ...