Magnitude of Shear Stress on the San Andreas Fault: Implications of a Stress Measurement Profile at Shallow Depth
Abstract
A profile of measurements of shear stress perpendicular to the San Andreas fault near Palmdale, California, shows a marked increase in stress with distance from the fault. The pattern suggests that shear stress on the fault increases slowly with depth and reaches a value on the order of the average stress released during earthquakes. This result has important implications for both long- and short-term prediction of large earthquakes.
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Volume 206 | Issue 4417
26 October 1979
26 October 1979
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1979 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Received: 4 February 1979
Published in print: 26 October 1979
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