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The last big earthquake in this area on the San Andreas caused one part of the fault to move past the other by 12 to 14 feet, making it a likely magnitude 7.3 or 7.4 earthquake.
A major earthquake on the San Andreas fault would result in perhaps 50 seconds of strong shaking in downtown L.A. "This earthquake was much, much smaller, of course," Jones said, "but it was large ...
A simulation of a plausible major southern San Andreas fault earthquake — a magnitude 7.8 that begins near the Mexican border along the fault plane and unzips all the way to L.A. County's ...
Early studies indicated the earthquake was on the Newport-Inglewood fault, but a later study in 2002 indicated the San Andreas fault was the cause. Other faults have been suggested, but the San Andreas fault is considered the most likely fault. Around 40 people died, and the magnitude ranged from 6.9-7.5. [32]
Simplified fault map of southern California The faults of Southern California viewed to the southeast, as modeled by the Southern California Earthquake Center. Highlighted in purple are the San Andreas Fault (left) and Santa Monica Bay complex (right). The foreground is in the Santa Barbara Channel, the east-trending zone marks the Transverse ...
An active fault is a fault that is likely to become the source of another earthquake sometime in the future. Geologists commonly consider faults to be active if there has been movement observed or evidence of seismic activity during the last 10,000 years. [1] Active faulting is considered to be a geologic hazard – one related to earthquakes as
Having half a dozen earthquakes with a magnitude 2.5 or greater strike in a single week is not a common occurrence in Southern California.
Jones noted this is where "the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults come together. In 1970, there was a M5.2 with a M4.0 foreshock in close to the same location." In 1970, there was a M5.2 with a M4 ...