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 ...
Malibu has become an earthquake hotbed as the L.A. area sees rise in moderate temblors
Southern California experienced 15 seismic sequences with at least one magnitude 4 or higher earthquake — the highest total ...
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Stressed rocks
The researchers measured the orientations of smaller faults that formed in the vicinity of the Liachar Thrust — a major fault where a massive slab of rock is being shoved upon another.
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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 ...