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The Los Angeles earthquake hit a fault system that could pose a massive threat. Here’s what to know.
The Monday quake and recent smaller earthquakes in the vicinity have placed renewed attention on the Puente Hills fault and the dangers it could bring. The Puente Hills thrust fault is a broad ...
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Earthquakes: LA Has Bigger Threat Than San Andreas Fault
While neither caused any major damage, experts have warned that Monday's quake may have been associated with the Puente Hills thrust fault, which could one day cause a huge earthquake in Los Angeles.
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Megathrust earthquakes: Modeling the long and short of subduction zones
The new model, which simulates movements along a 4,040 × 660-square-kilometer thrust fault area, predicts plate movement of around 5 centimeters per year and ruptures with around 10 meters of ...
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Emmaline Atherton
The Himalayan Orogen is characterized by a series of north-dipping thrust faults and shear zones formed as a result of the ongoing convergence of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. The Main ...