April 16th 11, 12:03 AM
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On 04/15/2011 11:20 AM, bpnjensen wrote:
Surface cracking is localized. It is not the actual fault opening up.
EQs occur a mile or more below the surface.
Correct, but you may want to come up to the Bay Area and see what has
happened at Point Reyes, Los Trancos and elsewhere. It may be surface
cracking, but the ground does open up, and the two sides exhibit
significant displacement in three dimensions. Whether it is the
actual fault is immaterial - it will disassemble structures. I'm sure
you guys have examples in SoCal, and there are some seriously
spectacular scarps in Nevada and down near Carrizo Plain, if I'm not
mistaken.
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