| Evidence for large earthquakes in metropolitan los angeles | |
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PMID: 9665880 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The Sierra Madre fault, along the southern flank of the San Gabriel Mountains in the Los Angeles region, has failed in magnitude 7.2 to 7.6 events at least twice in the past 15,000 years. Restoration of slip on the fault indicated a minimum of about 4.0 meters of slip from the most recent earthquake and suggests a total cumulative slip of about 10.5 meters for the past two prehistoric earthquakes. Large surface displacements and strong ground motions resulting from greater than magnitude 7 earthquakes within the Los Angeles region are not yet considered in most seismic hazard and risk assessments. |
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Rubin; Lindvall; Rockwell |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: Science (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 281 ISSN: 1095-9203 ISO Abbreviation: Science Publication Date: 1998 Jul |
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Created Date: 1998-08-01 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404511 Medline TA: Science Country: - |
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Languages: Eng Pagination: 398-402 Citation Subset: - |
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C. M. Rubin, Department of Geology, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA. S. C. Lindvall, William Lettis and Associates, 27201 Tourney Road, Suite 201-B, Valencia, CA 91355, USA. T. K. Rockwell, Department of Geological Scie. |
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