Following a recent earthquake in Southern California, concerns have risen regarding future seismic events, especially from the often-overlooked Elsinore fault. While historically quiet, it extends across 100 miles of the region and can produce major quakes up to 7.8 in magnitude. Seismologist Lucy Jones highlighted an increase in felt earthquakes in recent years, stressing that the risk from the Elsinore fault could lead to significant destruction from San Diego to Los Angeles. This fault's potential activity raises alarms about its capacity to cause catastrophic earthquakes alongside the San Andreas fault system.
The Elsinore fault is one of the major risks in Southern California. The last couple years, we've been having more felt-earthquakes than we had for several decades.
Scientists predict that a catastrophic earthquake from the Elsinore fault could spread destruction from San Diego to Los Angeles and possibly far beyond.
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