Both faults are along plate boundaries that move in similar ways and have ruptured in enormously destructive earthquakes in the past.
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A new study uncovers a hidden pattern of ground motions at the end of big earthquakes that could help scientists and planners identify likely danger zones.
A deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, following one in Morocco, highlights the risks in the region.
California was thought to be an exception, a place where oil field operations and tectonic faults apparently coexisted without much problem. Not any more.
Expect $33 billion of damage … and that’s just for starters.
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Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University
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Assistant Professor of Seismology, University of Memphis
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Professor of Geology, West Virginia University
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Research Fellow in Earth Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Earth Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences