Deep Creep in San Jacinto Fault (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Deep Creep in San Jacinto Fault

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A University of Miami study by Dr. Shimon Wdowinski in Nature Geosciences demonstrates that deep creep means milder, more frequent earthquakes along SoCal's San Jacinto fault make it a less likely candidate for a major earthquake than its neighbor to the east, the Southern San Andreas fault.

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