Monday 26 October 2015

NASA Study Improves Understanding of LA Quake Risks

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NASA Study Improves Understanding of LA Quake Risks
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 22, 2015 - A new NASA-led analysis of a moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake that shook Greater Los Angeles in 2014 finds that the earthquake deformed Earth's crust across a broad region encompassing the northern Los Angeles Basin and northern Orange County. The shallow ground movements observed from this earthquake likely reflect strain accumulated on deeper faults, which remain locked and may be capable of ... more


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