The Faults That Ruptured In Twin California Quakes Are Very Very Weird

The Faults That Ruptured In Twin California Quakes Are Very Very Weird The faults that ruptured in twin california quakes are very, very weird, geologists say. an onlooker views newly ruptured ground after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck on july 6, 2019, near. I would counter the headline in that, there isn't anything weird about the earthquakes from this weekend, or the faults they're on. faults typically cause smaller faults and fracture that are perpendicular or "normal" to the larger faults. rocks can and do break at roughly 90 degree angles.

The Faults That Ruptured In Twin California Quakes Are Very Very Weird 22 votes, 21 comments. 30k subscribers in the earthquakes community. this subreddit is temporarily private as part of a joint protest to reddit's… open menu open navigation go to reddit home. 32k subscribers in the earthquakes community. a forum for science based discussion of current and historical earthquake events. The ancient quake was either the result of all the shallow faults in the region rupturing together to produce an estimated 7.8 magnitude earthquake or like in turkey and syria twin quakes. A rupture begins at one location and travels in one direction along the fault, stretching up to hundreds of kilometers.the longest rupture ever recorded was a 994 mile (1,600km) portion of a fault.