Featured Image – 12/4/2017

Springs and a marshy area long the Northern Death Valley Fault Zone near the Grapevine Ranger Station in Death Valley, CA.

M5.1 Borrego Springs Earthquake

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Image of the Week – 11/29/2015

Out in Rancho Cucamonga inspecting the Sierra Madre Fault.
Out in Rancho Cucamonga inspecting the Sierra Madre Fault.

Earthquakes and Movies

Lately, there has been quite a bit of press about the recent “San Andreas” movie. To me, this movie sets back the general public’s knowledge and understanding about how earthquakes create damage in Southern California. Some basic stereotypes exist in the movie, many of which are completely false. Starting with the magnitude of the earthquake …

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Image of the Week – 1/19/15

Normal fault in Cretaceous turbidite deposits in the La Jolla Shores area.
Normal fault in Cretaceous turbidite deposits in the La Jolla Shores area.