UC-Santa Cruz: Ripple Effect of Small Earthquakes Near Major Faults
May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025
SANTA CRUZ, California, May 15 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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The ripple effect of small earthquakes near major faults
Minor quakes can disrupt natural tectonic patterns deep underground and change stress landscape, new study finds
By Mike Pena
Key takeaways
* Tremors--slow, silent fault movements deep underground--may reveal how stress builds up on faults that produ . . .
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The ripple effect of small earthquakes near major faults
Minor quakes can disrupt natural tectonic patterns deep underground and change stress landscape, new study finds
By Mike Pena
Key takeaways
* Tremors--slow, silent fault movements deep underground--may reveal how stress builds up on faults that produ . . .