Hi All. I have been following the motions of the dilatational strain meter in southern Calif. and the only one that has me scratching my head is Chantry Flat. It appears that the rest of strain meters have found a home, but it looks likes Chantry Flat is still trying to find its place.
The location of this meter is about 42K south of the San Anderas fault. Not sure as to how far north of Los Angeles it might be. Now if it has found a home then there is a very strong possibility that there is strain building in the area. In my humble opinion it is to far away from the epicenter of the Hector Mine quake to have had much of an affect on it. Keep in mind that I could be wrong.
I'm fairly sure that at the instant the Hector Mine quake struck it had some affect on most if not all of the faults in that area. Some of the larger aftershocks may be affecting the faults that are closer then the one where the Chantry Flat strain meter is located.
For right now though I would suggest that the people living in and around Los Angeles and north be on their toes.
I'm not sure if I will be able to call this one, but I will give it my best shot. My record for Southern Calif. hasn't been all that great. As a matter of fact it's been lousy. Take Care…Don in creepy town.