Hi All. The quakes down in Southern California are making some seismologists a little nervous including this one. The majority of the quakes near the main event are more then likely aftershocks, but the further you get away from the main even the more likely they are triggered quakes.
The 7.2M quake occurred on the Laguna Salada which is the Mexican Elsinore fault. The majority of the aftershocks went north along the Laguna Salada/Elsinore fault with the number of aftershocks on the Laguna Salada/Elsinore fault. There was a cluster of quakes further to the north and to the east of the Elsinore fault. This where the 5.2M quake occurred and is most likely associated with the San Jacinto fault.
This gives a pretty good indication of the direction of stress. We say pretty much the same thing occur between the Landers and Hector mines quake. The time period between those two quakes was about 7 years. It could take the same amount of time for the next major quake to occur or it could occur next week on any one of the faults in the area. It will occur of that there is no doubt. It is just a matter of when. Of course with all the prediction experts we have in the US they should be able to tell us, when, where and how large it will be. However if you are prepared for a major quake you don't need no one predicting it for you. The results will be nearly the same. Take Care...Don
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/increased-earthquake-activity-predicted-for-california-faults.html
The 7.2M quake occurred on the Laguna Salada which is the Mexican Elsinore fault. The majority of the aftershocks went north along the Laguna Salada/Elsinore fault with the number of aftershocks on the Laguna Salada/Elsinore fault. There was a cluster of quakes further to the north and to the east of the Elsinore fault. This where the 5.2M quake occurred and is most likely associated with the San Jacinto fault.
This gives a pretty good indication of the direction of stress. We say pretty much the same thing occur between the Landers and Hector mines quake. The time period between those two quakes was about 7 years. It could take the same amount of time for the next major quake to occur or it could occur next week on any one of the faults in the area. It will occur of that there is no doubt. It is just a matter of when. Of course with all the prediction experts we have in the US they should be able to tell us, when, where and how large it will be. However if you are prepared for a major quake you don't need no one predicting it for you. The results will be nearly the same. Take Care...Don
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/increased-earthquake-activity-predicted-for-california-faults.html