Major Threat Seen in L.A. Quake Fault. Usha Lee McFarling.
by McFarling, Usha Lee; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 12Science. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Earthquake hazard analysis | Earthquakes -- California | Faults (Geology) | Los Angeles (Calif.) | Paleoseismology | Puente Hills Fault (Calif.) | Seismology -- ResearchDDC classification: 050 Summary: "An extensive fault system discovered four years ago running deep beneath the heart of Los Angeles is capable of generating earthquakes up to magnitude 7.5--massive shakers larger than any in the modern history of the Los Angeles Basin." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article describes the Puente Hills fault which is under Los Angeles and is considered more dangerous than the San Andreas fault because of its location.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Major Threat Seen in L.A. Quake Fault, April 4, 2003; pp. A1+.
"An extensive fault system discovered four years ago running deep beneath the heart of Los Angeles is capable of generating earthquakes up to magnitude 7.5--massive shakers larger than any in the modern history of the Los Angeles Basin." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article describes the Puente Hills fault which is under Los Angeles and is considered more dangerous than the San Andreas fault because of its location.
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