Images of Crust Beneath Southern California Will Aid Study of Earthquakes and Their Effects

Gary S. Fuis, David A. Okaya, Robert W. Clayton, William J. Lutter, Trond Ryberg, Thomas M. Brocher, Thomas Henyey, Mark L. Benthien, Paul M. Davis, James Mori, Rufus D. Catchings, Uri S. ten Brink, Monica D. Kohler, Kim D. Klitgord, & Robert G. Bohannon

Published April 30, 1996, SCEC Contribution #234

The Whittier Narrows earthquake of 1987 and the Northridge earthquake of 1991 highlighted the earthquake hazards associated with buried faults in the Los Angeles region. A more thorough knowledge of the subsurface structure of southern California is needed to reveal these and other buried faults and to aid us in understanding how the earthquake-producing machinery works in this region.

Citation
Fuis, G. S., Okaya, D. A., Clayton, R. W., Lutter, W. J., Ryberg, T., Brocher, T. M., Henyey, T., Benthien, M. L., Davis, P. M., Mori, J., Catchings, R. D., ten Brink, U. S., Kohler, M. D., Klitgord, K. D., & Bohannon, R. G. (1996). Images of Crust Beneath Southern California Will Aid Study of Earthquakes and Their Effects. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 77(18), 173-176. doi: 10.1029/96EO00112.