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Earthquakes: LA Has Bigger Threat Than San Andreas Fault
Recent earthquakes that have shaken California may be a result of a Southern California fault line ... a map of Los Angeles. Inset, an image showing earthquake tremors. The Puente Hills thrust ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune9mon
Tiny Puente Hills earthquake fault system can pack a punch. Southern California just got a reminder
The mechanics of fault systems is much more complicated than lines on a map. The Puente Hills fault is located in northern Los Angeles Basin and runs for about 25 miles from downtown Los Angeles ...
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This tiny Southern California fault could produce a devastating earthquake
While California’s 750-mile-long San Andreas Fault is notorious, experts believe a smaller fault line possesses ... on June 24. A map showing the location of the Puente Hills Fault in Los ...
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Seismologist says Puente Hills fault is ‘much more dangerous’ than San Andreas
The fault line that brought us Monday’s 4.4 magnitude ... Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones told KNX News’ Karen Adams that the Puente Hills fault, which was responsible for Monday’s quake and ...
Los Angeles Magazine11y
CityDig: Scare Yourself Silly With This Map of L.A.'s Fault Lines
The map seen here is nowhere as scary as the ... which does not show the Northridge fault line or the Puente Hills thrust fault (which was last week’s troublemaker). Northridge was unknown ...
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Tiny Southern California fault poses a bigger threat than San Andreas
While California’s 750-mile-long San Andreas Fault is notorious, experts believe a smaller fault line possesses ... on June 24. A map showing the location of the Puente Hills Fault in Los ...
LAist11y
La Habra quake: How aftershocks help scientists map new fault
RELATED: La Habra earthquake: KPCC's map of ongoing aftershocks Each aftershock is logged on a map, and by drawing a line through ... dangerous Puente Hills Thrust Fault that runs under downtown ...
WBUR9mon
Puente Hills fault poses bigger earthquake threat than the San Andreas
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Los Angeles in August was along the Puente Hills fault system, a thrust fault that runs beneath one of the city's oldest and most densely populated areas. The fault's ...
The Independent10mon
A California fault line remains relatively unknown. It caused last week’s quake and might be the site of ‘the big one’
The Puente Hills thrust fault runs beneath downtown ... “While scientists can monitor fault lines and detect patterns of seismic activity, they cannot predict exact earthquakes reliably.” ...
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Recent earthquakes raise concern over lesser-known - but dangerous - Puente Hills fault
PUENTE HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- This week's 4.4-magnitude earthquake in the Los Angeles area raised concerns over the lesser-known Puente Hills fault system, which seismologists say has the ...
Earthquakes: LA Has Bigger Threat Than San Andreas Fault
Recent earthquakes that have shaken California may be a result of a Southern California fault line considered even ... have ...
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Puente Hills fault poses bigger earthquake threat than the San Andreas
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Los Angeles in August was along the Puente Hills fault system, a thrust fault that runs beneath one of the city's... Puente Hills fault poses bigger earthquake threat ...