Lake-Quake Link Sinks for South End of San Andreas Fault
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 12:30
in Earth & Climate
A chronology of 1,000 years of earthquakes at the southern end of the San Andreas Fault nixes the idea that lake changes caused past quakes. However, researchers say, the timeline pulled from sediment confirms that this portion of the fault is long past the expected time for a major temblor.