The Parkfield, California, earthquake prediction experiment
Bakun WH and Lindh AG. 1985. The Parkfield, California, earthquake prediction experiment. Science. 229(4714):619-624
Five moderate (magnitude 6) earthquakes with similar features have occurred on the Parkfield section of the San Andreas Fault in Central California since 1857. The next moderate Parkfield earthquake is expected to occur before 1993. The Parkfield prediction experiment is designed to monitor the details of the final stages of the earthquake preparation process; observations and reports of seismicity and aseismic slip associated with the last moderate Parkfield earthquake in 1966 constitute much of the basis of the design of the experiment.--Journal abstract.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bakun, W; Lindh, A
- Units
- PINN
- Keywords
- Active Faults, California, Central California, Creep, Deformation, Displacements, Earthquakes, Engineering Geology, Faults, Field Studies, Fresno County, Geodesy, Geologic Hazards, Geology, Monitoring, Monterey County, Pacific Coast, Parkfield, Periodicity, Prediction, San Andreas Fault, Seismicity, Seismology, Sketch Map, Surveys, Western U.S.