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To: stars & stripes forever

Oh, more info on this Coso volcano:

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/coso_volcanic_field/

The Coso volcanic field is located about 160 km (100 mi) northeast of Bakersfield, California, mainly within the boundary of the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake. It covers approximately 400 km2(roughly 150 mi2) and is home to one of the largest producers of geothermal power in the U.S., with an output sufficient to supply the needs of 270,000 homes. The geothermal resource fuels the many hot springs, steam vents, and boiling mud pots near the center of the Coso Volcanic Field.

About 40 eruptions in the last quarter million years produced a field of steep-sided lava domes, red hills of volcanic cinder, and rough-surfaced lava flows. The most recent eruption occurred about 40,000 years ago forming the Volcano Peak basaltic cinder cone and lava flow. Some geological landform relationships suggest that the youngest lava dome may have formed within the past 12,000 years, but this young activity has not been confirmed via dating methods.

Geophysical and geochemical studies detect a zone of partially molten rock (magma) underlying the center of the Coso Volcanic Field. Small to moderate earthquakes, some due to the geothermal resource are common. The U.S. Navy monitors earthquake and geothermal activity within the Coso Volcanic Field.


1,899 posted on 07/06/2019 10:17:09 AM PDT by little jeremiah (When we do not punish evildoers we are ripping the foundations of justice from future generations.)
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To: little jeremiah

DUTCHSINSE zeros in on the source of seismic activity. Apparently, drill points have weakened the earth’s crust. States like Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas have become the “new New Madrid fault”.


1,901 posted on 07/06/2019 10:38:07 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 32:12))
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