Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking

September 1, 2026 · 1:40 pm 1 sources

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• Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking
  Phys.org · September 1, 2026 13:40
  In computer simulations of the Big One—a large-magnitude earthquake that may occur along the San Andreas Fault in California—seismic waves ripple from the epicenter of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near the Salton Sea into the Los Angeles Basin.