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Research in earthquake prediction - the Parkfield prediction experiment

January 1, 1986

The 15-mile-long Parkfield, California, section of the Sam Andreas fault is the best understood earthquake source region in the world. Moderate-sized earthquakes of local magnitude 5 3/4 occurred at Parkfield in 1881, 1901, 1922, 1934, and 1966.

Publication Year 1986
Title Research in earthquake prediction - the Parkfield prediction experiment
Authors Henry Spall
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Earthquakes & Volcanoes (USGS)
Index ID 70176394
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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