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Desert quakes may have boosted chances of ‘big one’ striking California
- thrill 6y agoThe article keeps repeating the mantra that the quakes, or at least quakes in this model, add to the stress already there. That runs opposite to my (admittedly lacking) understanding of geologic forces. Wouldn't quakes indicate a reduction in stress has occurred, or would it be dependent on the "type" of the cause, i.e. a separation or a compression?
- MindGods 6y agoI'm not an expert but it is believed that stress can move along faults during earthquakes. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulomb_stress_transfer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulomb_stress_transfer