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==Earthquakes== |
==Earthquakes== |
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The Laguna Salada Fault is thought to be the origin of the [[2010 Baja California earthquake]].<ref name=LAT2/> Prior to the 2010 quake, the fault line had not produced a major quake for over 100 years.<ref name="SJMN1">{{cite news | url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14821076 | title=Big Baja quake came from 'chaotic' fault system | author=Chang, Alicia | publisher=San Jose Mercury News | date=2010-04-04 | accessdate=2010-04-04}}</ref> According to some [[seismology|seismologists]] the [[Laguna Salada (Mexico)|Laguna Salada]], [[Baja California]], [[1892 Laguna Salada earthquake|earthquake of 23 February 1892]] ranks among the largest earthquakes in California and Baja California in historic times.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.bssaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/4/1571 | title=Revisiting the 23 February 1892 Laguna Salada Earthquake | author=Hough, Susan | authorlink=Susan Hough|journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America | date=August 2004 |volume=94 |issue=4 | pages= 1571–1578| DOI=10.1785/012003244|bibcode = 2004BuSSA..94.1571H |
The Laguna Salada Fault is thought to be the origin of the [[2010 Baja California earthquake]].<ref name=LAT2/> Prior to the 2010 quake, the fault line had not produced a major quake for over 100 years.<ref name="SJMN1">{{cite news | url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14821076 | title=Big Baja quake came from 'chaotic' fault system | author=Chang, Alicia | publisher=San Jose Mercury News | date=2010-04-04 | accessdate=2010-04-04}}</ref> According to some [[seismology|seismologists]] the [[Laguna Salada (Mexico)|Laguna Salada]], [[Baja California]], [[1892 Laguna Salada earthquake|earthquake of 23 February 1892]] ranks among the largest earthquakes in California and Baja California in historic times.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.bssaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/4/1571 | title=Revisiting the 23 February 1892 Laguna Salada Earthquake | author=Hough, Susan | authorlink=Susan Hough|journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America | date=August 2004 |volume=94 |issue=4 | pages= 1571–1578| DOI=10.1785/012003244|bibcode = 2004BuSSA..94.1571H }}</ref> |
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==Faults== |
==Faults== |
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The Laguna Salada Fault is a geological fault between the United States and Mexico. About 64 kilometres (40 mi) to 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, it straddles the Imperial County-California–Baja California border.[1]
Earthquakes
The Laguna Salada Fault is thought to be the origin of the 2010 Baja California earthquake.[1] Prior to the 2010 quake, the fault line had not produced a major quake for over 100 years.[2] According to some seismologists the Laguna Salada, Baja California, earthquake of 23 February 1892 ranks among the largest earthquakes in California and Baja California in historic times.[3]
Faults
The Laguna Salada Fault is a probable southern continuation of the Elsinore Fault Zone in Southern California.[4] These faults are considered to be secondary cohorts of the San Andreas Fault, and as such share some of the strike-slip motion between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate.[5]
Notes
- ^ a b "One death reported in Baja quake". Los Angeles Times. 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Chang, Alicia (2010-04-04). "Big Baja quake came from 'chaotic' fault system". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Hough, Susan (August 2004). "Revisiting the 23 February 1892 Laguna Salada Earthquake". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 94 (4): 1571–1578. Bibcode:2004BuSSA..94.1571H. doi:10.1785/012003244.
- ^ Dorsey, Becky. "Previous Work in Laguna Salada". University of Oregon. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Cal Tech