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Why hasn’t L.A. seen a big San Andreas quake recently? Researchers find a clue
1 year, 7 months ago

Why hasn’t L.A. seen a big San Andreas quake recently? Researchers find a clue

LA Times  

The receding shoreline of the Salton Sea in the Coachella Valley is seen in April. It’s a riddle that has both blessed California and still raises worries for the future: Why hasn’t L.A. seen a big San Andreas earthquake in generations? A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature by scientists at San Diego State University and the Scripps Institution …

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Magnitude 3.1 earthquake shakes Anaheim area
2 years, 3 months ago

Magnitude 3.1 earthquake shakes Anaheim area

LA Times  

Map shows approximate epicenter of a magnitude 3.1 earthquake that struck near Anaheim on Monday. A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported 1:24 a.m. Monday in Anaheim, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred less than a mile from Yorba Linda, two miles from Orange, three miles from Placentia and three miles from Chino Hills. Get ready for the …

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This firm spent big to see if ‘earthquake lights’ could warn of temblors. It didn’t work
4 years, 11 months ago

This firm spent big to see if ‘earthquake lights’ could warn of temblors. It didn’t work

LA Times  

Tom Bleier, recently retired chief technology officer for QuakeFinder, with a magnetometer and ion system used to measure magnetic field changes and air ion detection underground that helps in forecasting earthquakes. “If our funding goes completely dry,” Bleier said, “we’ll pull the sensors out of the ground, ending the only project of its kind in the United States.” Bleier’s research …

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Big earthquake would topple countless buildings, but many cities ignore the danger
5 years, 11 months ago

Big earthquake would topple countless buildings, but many cities ignore the danger

LA Times  

The Northridge earthquake that hit 25 years ago offered alarming evidence of how vulnerable many types of buildings are to collapse from major shaking. “We can’t afford a patchwork of California cities, some of which save lives, and others which lose lives,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who authored the nation’s most sweeping earthquake retrofit law, which will require …

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