M4.1 southern Salton Sea
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Brian,

as you know, you are correct about it being a spreading center. It forms a very different kind of crust than a mid-ocean spreading center because of the very high sediment input.

Yes, I was thinking that it might be of more concern if the quakes were deeper, and away from what is presumably a hot, weak, and thinner crust.

On the other hand, how a future southern San Andreas quake might start is not likely to be known or understood.

Chris




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M4.1 southern Salton Sea - by Island Chris - 05-21-2015, 01:27 PM
RE: M4.1 southern Salton Sea - by Skywise - 05-21-2015, 09:19 PM
RE: M4.1 southern Salton Sea - by Island Chris - 05-22-2015, 12:09 AM
RE: M4.1 southern Salton Sea - by Skywise - 05-22-2015, 02:26 AM
RE: M4.1 southern Salton Sea - by KathyKeegan - 05-22-2015, 07:56 AM
RE: M4.1 southern Salton Sea - by KathyKeegan - 05-22-2015, 07:59 AM

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