On my USGS Live Bookmark feed, there were two earthquakes listed as in Central CA at 4.1 and 3.3 shortly after the big one in Chile.
On my USGS Live Bookmark feed, there were two earthquakes listed as in Central CA at 4.1 and 3.3 shortly after the big one in Chile.
It seems probable that an 8.5 would certainly trigger activity even that far away.
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Long Valley started a new swarm a few hours before the Chili EQ.
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/waveforms/helimammoth/MSL_EHZ_NC_--_00_20100226.html