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Earthquake Science Makes Headway in Big Data Era

The magnitude 6.7 earthquake that hit the Los Angeles area 20 years ago today surprised everybody. Not because temblors aren’t a regular occurrence in fault-riddled Southern California. But because the particular fault that triggered the quake was hidden and had not been identified. The chances of that occurring today are slim, thanks in part to much better instrumentation and data collection. Read more…

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