Deep Creep in the San Bernardino Basin (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Deep Creep in the San Bernardino Basin

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A cartoon showing how anomalous earthquakes near the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults in southern California work in regions deep below the Earth's surface. A UMass Amherst analysis shows this enigmatic pattern in the San Bernardino basin is not typical, and the authors encourage geoscientists to account for them in assessing future fault loading.

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UMass Amherst/Michele Cooke

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