Whole Lot of Shaking (IMAGE)

University of Iowa

Whole Lot of Shaking

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A new study says the Ridgecrest earthquakes that shook southern California last July weakened a section of the nearby Garlock Fault, a major earthquake fault line.

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Bill Barnhart, University of Iowa

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