Searles Valley Earthquake Fault Rupture (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Searles Valley Earthquake Fault Rupture

Caption

A ruptured fault in Searles Valley, California, after the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes. A study of earthquakes led by The University of Texas at Austin found that seismic shockwaves are shaped by jagged faults and the debris wedged between them.

Credit

Ben Brooks/U.S. Geological Survey

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License

Public Domain

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