Post by SA Hunter on Nov 4, 2019 15:28:55 GMT 10
Nervous Californians are again watching their feet as a powerful earthquake zone begins to stir after a 500-year sleep.
Earlier this year, a rapid staccato of earthquakes pulsed through south and central California. Most were in a dry, mountainous area some 200km north of Los Angeles.
The Ridgecrest fault is no stranger to activity. This year it’s been especially busy, producing tens of thousands of quakes since July. Among them were the largest in Southern California for two decades.
www.news.com.au/technology/environment/deadly-california-fault-line-may-wake-with-80-quake/news-story/f4ff5d71168351dd68eab3a63b798b5b
Earlier this year, a rapid staccato of earthquakes pulsed through south and central California. Most were in a dry, mountainous area some 200km north of Los Angeles.
The Ridgecrest fault is no stranger to activity. This year it’s been especially busy, producing tens of thousands of quakes since July. Among them were the largest in Southern California for two decades.
www.news.com.au/technology/environment/deadly-california-fault-line-may-wake-with-80-quake/news-story/f4ff5d71168351dd68eab3a63b798b5b