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New Data Shows El Mayor-Cucapah Earthquake was Simple on Surface, Complicated at Depth


August 11, 2011

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Like scars that remain on the skin long after a wound has healed, earthquake fault lines can be traced on Earth's surface long after their initial rupture. Typically, this line of intersection is between the area where the fault slips and the ground is more complicated at the surface than at depth. But a new study by Caltech researchers of the April 4, 2010, El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake in Mexico reveals a reversal of this trend.Full Story

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