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Geologists detail likely site of San Andreas Fault's next major quake
Science Daily   26 June 2018   USA   California  
Credit: Susanne Jänecke/USU
Geologists identify the San Andreas Fault's 'Durmid Ladder' structure, a a nearly 15.5-mile-long, sheared zone with two, nearly parallel master faults and hundreds of smaller, rung-like cross faults that could be the site of the region's next major earthquake.
Seismic risk in eastern Mediterranean higher than previously estimated
AGU Blogosphere   01 December 2015   Greece   Mediterranean coast  
Scientists look for remnants of paleo shorelines on western Crete. Red and blue arrows indicate paleo shorelines formed during the last 2,000 years and are today elevated up to 8 meters (26 feet). Credit: Vasiliki Mouslopoulou, GFZ
The eastern Mediterranean is more seismically active than previously assumed, a new study finds. On a geological time scale, seismic activity around the island of Crete has generated large earthquakes in bursts, potentially increasing the future risk for ...