Posted on 07/09/2019 10:41:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin
It is theoretically possible, though there's no known link between the two fault systems, geophysicists say. And because there's still so much to learn about the complicated fault system that ruptured, it's difficult to say whether the San Andreas Fault took on additional stress from the recent quakes, they say.
The magnitude-7.1 quake on July 5 ruptured a known portion of the Little Lake Fault zone, while the magnitude-6.4 quake that hit the prior day ruptured a previously unmapped region of the fault zone, Glenn Biasi, a geophysicist with the USGS in Pasadena, California, told Live Science in an email.
"We do not know of a definite relationship of these earthquakes to the San Andreas," Biasi said.
That said, geologists are still learning a lot about the Little Lake Fault zone.
Many of the individual faults in this zone are active, "and because they are buried, we probably do not know them all. This area does not fit the textbook picture of sides of a plate sliding past one another," Biasi said.
Because these faults are so complicated and we know relatively little about them, it's hard to say how they will interact with the San Andreas. It is possible that the recent quakes added stress to the San Andreas Fault, though "we don't have a good way to assess the likelihood," said Michele Cooke, a geoscientist at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst.
"The San Andreas hasn't slipped in a long while. If the fault is loaded to the point where it is just about ready to slip, then it is possible that the recent earthquake could add just enough shear stress to the San Andreas to cause it to slip. Alternatively, the slip of these recent earthquakes could unclamp the San Andreas fault, making it easier to slip,"
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You mean...go home?
They definitely will...or they won’t. Guaranteed.
I used to live in SoCal. I left. You could too.
2. Don't live near the New Madrid fault either. Used to live there as well, moved.
3. You can't possibly disagree that the US would be better off without the albatross that is CA. :P
2. You don't have to live near the New Madrid fault to have your property destroyed or lose your life if a repeat of the 1811-1812 monsters occurs.
3. Since the state of California provides more tax revenue to other states than it takes in federal spending, represents by far the largest share of national GDP by state, nearly doubling either Texas or New York, and houses the west coast home of the US Marine Corps and numerous US Army, Navy, and Air Force bases yes, I could possibly disagree with the notion the country would be better off without it. Not to mention your desire to see fellow Americans die is posted to the internet via servers located here. May I add that the desire to see Californians die espoused by you and others here is disgusting and a huge black eye to this forum. I guess the next time a major twister plows through Texas I'll keeps you in mind.
I don’t live in Los Angeles, Einstein. I suppose you live in Austin?
God. Big difference. And what’s it to you?
Brother, when you can take your own inventory then maybe I’ll let you take mine.
I’ve often wondered about that too, but througout history man has built cities on the remains of previous ones destroyed by earthquakes and volcanoes.
Seems to me if you know that rumbling mountain is a volcano it’s probably not a good idea to live there...ditto for earthquake zones, but they build there every time...
Only that many are misled by the ritual of confession to a priest who is a sinner like us and may or may not be a servant of the Lord. Your way is better.
May the peace of the Lord be with you.
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