Why epicenter of 3.9 earthquake between Hayward, Calaveras fault lines is significant
From Napa to Santa Cruz, people felt the jolt of a 3.9 earthquake Monday. The epicenter was near Dublin on the Calaveras ...
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Where Do Earthquakes Happen?
they are due to the same forces that cause earthquakes along plate boundaries. Faults are defined by the kind of motion that happens where they are. Normal faults show cracks where one block of rock ...
Earthquake Rocks Northern California: What To Know
The earthquake struck at 7.46 p.m. PT about three miles northwest of Dublin, California, at a depth of seven miles, according ...
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Lesson 4: Plate Motions and Faults
Strike-slip earthquakes occur on strike-slip faults, normal earthquakes occur on normal faults, and thrust earthquakes occur on thrust or reverse faults. When an earthquake occurs on one of these ...
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Do faults shimmy before they shake?
Effective stress, defined as the normal stress minus the pressure ... These regional variations may provide clues about the earthquake potential of faults in different environments, so ETS ...
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Malibu has become an earthquake hotbed as the L.A. area sees rise in moderate temblors
Southern California experienced 15 seismic sequences with at least one magnitude 4 or higher earthquake — the highest total ...
The Bellingham Herald16d
Does a series of small earthquakes mean the ‘big one’ is more likely? We asked WA experts
WA is earthquake country, so we should always be prepared, but a series of quakes like this is normal & won't significantly ... However, Tobin said that’s not how faults work.
The Vancouver Sun on MSN18d
Two B.C. earthquakes in two weeks: Is the Big One coming?
Leonard, who has lived in the region since 2001, said it was unusual for two earthquakes that people could feel to occur in such quick succession. “These two that I’ve felt in the last 10 days are, I ...