Coulomb stress accumulation of the southern San Andreas fault system. (IMAGE)

University of Bern

Coulomb stress accumulation of the southern San Andreas fault system.

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Coulomb stress accumulation of the southern San Andreas fault system. Illustration of the state of stress before and after the 1812 Wrightwood earthquake (left), which propagated across both faults, and the 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake that did not propagate past the Cajon Pass (right), showing remaining stress lobes and accumulations from non-participating segments to the south.

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© Liliane Burkhard

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