Re: Mendocino 1980 7.2Ms Earthquake
Posted by chris in suburbia on May 04, 2002 at 14:37:49:

I think there was a large EQ, maybe a 7, in that general area-was that the Petrolia EQ? I think it was a thrust event-it uplifted a section of the coast. Its interesting that the current swarm is strung out along 20 km. If the locations are accurate, then one should consider the following: a M4 EQ ruptures an area much smaller than 1 km across (I'm pretty sure-as usual I'm not checking). So, either the earthquakes are triggering other ones, some external effect is triggering all of them, or the fault is creeping....(or probably other possibilities). Chris


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     ● Re: Mendocino 1980 7.2Ms Earthquake - Don In Hollister  15:14:19 - 5/4/2002  (15464)  (1)
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           ● Re: Mendocino 1980 7.2Ms Earthquake - Don In Hollister  18:43:32 - 5/4/2002  (15466)  (0)