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Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking

In computer simulations of the Big One—a large-magnitude earthquake that may occur along the San Andreas Fault in California—seismic waves ripple from the epicenter of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near the Salton Sea into the Los Angeles Basin.

Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking
Image: Phys.org
In computer simulations of the Big One—a large-magnitude earthquake that may occur along the San Andreas Fault in California—seismic waves ripple from the epicenter of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near the Salton Sea into the Los Angeles Basin.

Originally published at Phys.org

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