Mud Pots Signal Possible Extension Of San Andreas Fault

Mud Pots Signal Possible Extension Of San Andreas Fault

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ScienceDaily (July 31, 2008) — A linear string of mud pots and mud volcanoes suggest surface evidence for a southern extension of the San Andreas Fault that runs through the Salton Sea, according to a paper published in the August issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA).

Researchers David K. Lynch and Kenneth W. Hudnut of USGS report the results of a comprehensive survey of mud pots in the area immediately east of the southeastern-most portion of the Salton Sea in Imperial County, Calif. Using satellite imagery, followed by a physical examination of the land, they identified a cluster of 33 mud pots, mud volcanoes and sink holes which, when plotted, form a clear linear pattern.

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[edit on 1-8-2008 by grover]

What was that giant sucking noise again?

If the fault is expanding, that is not good news at all... it would speak of increased activity along it and an increasing possiblity of bigger and bigger quakes.

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