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Danger lurks in Californian fault long presumed dead

A Los Angeles fault could unleash significant destruction — but isn’t factored into the region’s earthquake planning.
8th-grade students in Torrance, California, take cover under their school desks during an earthquake drill

Children shelter under their desks during an earthquake drill in Torrance, California. The region’s number of active faults is higher than previously realized. Credit: Scott Varley/Digital First Media/Torrance Daily Breeze /Getty

A buried geological fault that has long been considered inactive is, in fact, capable of unleashing large earthquakes directly beneath the Los Angeles area.

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Nature 572, 567 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02448-0

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