Describing earthquakes, and how they happen, without the use of illustrations is quite challenging. I must ask you to engage your imagination when reading further. An earthquake is the result of abrupt movement along a break in the earth’s crust. Such a definition assumes that one possesses a basic understanding of what the earth’s […]
This is Part 2 in our Earthquakes in California series. In this post, we will discuss earthquake fault lines, California earthquake prediction, earthquake prevention and earthquake statistics like the deadliest earthquakes recorded. Earthquake Faults There is another process at work in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range that speaks directly to the topic of this article: […]