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Durmid Ladder Structure and California's Big One - Skywise - 07-27-2018
Quote:California mega-earthquake: fear of the 'Big One?'
New research suggests that a newly discovered 'structure' in the San Andreas fault line could result in a massive earthquake, often referred to as the "big one."
The geological study, written up in the journal Lithosphere, details that there is a 15- to 20-mile-long stretch of the San Andreas fault ‒ called the Durmid ladder structure ‒ that could result in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or greater.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/06/21/california-mega-earthquake-fear-is-san-andreas-fault-at-risk-big-one.html
Full story at link.
The referenced paper is freely available to everyone online at:
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/lithosphere/article/533140/Durmid-ladder-structure-and-its-implications-for
Brian
RE: Durmid Ladder Structure and California's Big One - Island Chris - 08-05-2018
There are some issues and problems with the news item on the scientific article. That the San Andreas could have a M7+ is not new. It can have quakes approaching M8. The probability of a M7+ somewhere along its length is of course high over a period of decades.
I'll post if I read the scientific article.
Chris