Posted on 10/17/2019 2:00:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin
In the modern historical record, the 160-mile-long Garlock fault on the northern edge of the Mojave Desert has never been observed to produce either a strong earthquake or to even creep — the slow movement between earthquakes that causes a visible scar on the ground surface. But new satellite radar images now show that the fault has started to move, causing a bulging of land that can be viewed from space.
“This is surprising, because we’ve never seen the Garlock fault do anything. Here, all of a sudden, it changed its behavior,” said the lead author of the study, Zachary Ross, assistant professor of geophysics at Caltech. “We don’t know what it means.”
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You know. Like algore.
San Fran has experienced 2 small quakes recently, they are “late” and due for an 8.0+ according to some scientists.
I can guess what it might mean.
LOL
Climate change! Only higher taxes and lower emissions can stop the earthquake!
Garlock, is your fault slipping or are you just happy to see me?
I thought Michelle's maiden name was Robinson.
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