News Headline

Ridgecrest shows how earthquakes damage Earth's crust

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2022-02-24

In July 2019, a series of earthquakes including two major shocks of magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 a day apart struck near Ridgecrest, CA, between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. For local residents, it was a violent interruption to the Fourth of July holiday. For seismologists, it was a rare opportunity to study how earthquakes damage the Earth's crust.

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https://phys.org/news/2022-02-ridgecrest-earthquakes-earth-crust.html