Bombay beach event demonstrates difficulties in earthquake swarm forecasting
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 11:32
in Earth & Climate
In September 2016, about 100 small earthquakes between magnitude 2 and 4.3 took place in Bombay Beach, rattling the region in Southern California and raising questions about whether the swarm's location near the southern end of the San Andreas Fault would trigger a larger earthquake.