Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Sierras eastern front long overdue for large earthquake


RENO, Nev. (AP) — Scientists say the Sierra’s eastern front is long overdue for a large earthquake along the California-Nevada line, where a magnitude-7 event expected on average every 30 years hasn’t occurred in six decades. Nevada Seismology Laboratory Director Graham Kent says the region’s earthquake “drought” is likely one of the sources of a […]

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