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For many people, “earthquake in California” equates to the San Andreas fault. The 5.2 was not on the San Andreas, but on the Elsinore fault, part of the San Andreas transform fault system.
A major earthquake in Southern California this week has reignited fears that the 'Big One' is coming, but scientists say it may come from an unlikely source. The little-known Elsinore fault is ...
The Elsinore fault zone runs from the Sonoran Desert in Imperial County through the western edge of Riverside County communities like Temecula, Murrieta and Lake Elsinore.
While not a household name like the San Andreas, the Elsinore fault is part of a larger seismic zone that experts fear and believe more people should know about.
While not a household name like the San Andreas, the Elsinore fault is part of a larger seismic zone that experts fear and believe more people should know about.
The earthquake's epicenter was located near the Elsinore fault zone, part of the larger San Andreas fault system, seismologists told Newsweek. A smaller 3.5-magnitude foreshock occurred the ...
Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones said this earthquake is likely associated with the Elsinore Fault, which is a branch of the larger San Andreas Fault system.
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake northeast of San Diego shakes most of Southern California The temblor’s epicenter was immediately south of the Elsinore fault zone — one of the busiest seismic zones ...
Dr. Lucy Jones says that the quake is likely associated with the Elsinore Fault, which is one of the three splits in the San Andreas Fault system. Some experts say that another fault line, the ...