“If we don’t understand the underlying tectonic processes, it’s hard to predict the seismic hazard,” said co-author Amanda Thomas, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis. Three of the ...
Beneath the bustling cities and rugged landscapes of Northern California, a hidden and potentially dangerous world of seismic activity has been silently unfolding for years. The region, known for its ...
The Mendocino Triple Junction is the meeting point of three tectonic plates. Using data from tiny earthquakes, researchers at USGS, UC Davis and CU Boulder propose a new model for this seismic zone.
The work, by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey, UC Davis, and the University of Colorado Boulder, is published Jan. 15 in Science. “If we don’t understand the underlying tectonic processes, it ...