California's Tectonic Faults Show the Greatest Pressure in a Thousand Years: Scientists Fear an Impending Earthquake
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In Southern California, the risk of earthquakes increases dramatically. A new study warns that large cities need to prepare for an emergency.
The faults of San Andrés and San Jacinto, in the state of California (USA), have increased their tectonic tension to the highest levels recorded in the last thousand years. Researchers from the United States and the University of Bern (Switzerland) have shown their concern in a study where they reflect the critical situation that this area is experiencing in the face of the possibility of an earthquake.tags: california, faults, earthquake, immin…
California – The San Andreas and San Jacinto faults are among the largest fault systems in Southern California, along which the earth's plates move and earthquakes continue to occur. The region has been repeatedly shaken by severe earthquakes over the past 1000 years – and could once again be hit by devastating catastrophes. USGS researcher Katherine M. Scharer and geologist Doug Yule [...]
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