Earthquake risk: New fault discovered in earthquake-prone Southern California region
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 04:31
in Earth & Climate
A swarm of nearly 200 small earthquakes that shook Southern California residents in the Salton Sea area last week raised concerns they might trigger a larger earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault. At the same time, scientists published their recent discovery of a potentially significant fault that lies along the eastern edge of the Salton Sea.