Geophysicists used data from an enormous earthquake in Bolivia to find mountains at the base of the mantle’s transition zone, located 660 kilometers below our feet. Their statistical model didn’t …read more Source:: Science
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One-in-three chance Hayward fault will rupture within 30 years
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•In the next 30 years, there is a one-in-three chance that the Hayward fault will rupture with a 6.7 magnitude or higher earthquake. Such an earthquake will cause widespread damage …read more Source:: Science
Earthquake risk: New fault discovered in earthquake-prone Southern California region
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•A swarm of nearly 200 small earthquakes that shook Southern California residents in the Salton Sea area last week raised concerns they might trigger a larger earthquake on the southern …read more Source:: Science