Catalog of creepmeter measurements in California from 1966 through 1988
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S.S. Schulz
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Temporal changes in microseismicity and creep near Parkfield, California
The 25-km-long section of the San Andreas fault near Parkfield, California ruptured in similar magnitude-6 earthquakes in 1881, 1901, 1922, 1934 and 1966. On the basis of a number of lines of seismological evidence, a section of the San Andreas fault, now termed the Parkfield preparation zone, has been identified as the locus of the next Parkfield earthquake 1,3 . Here we describe coincident changes in surface creep rates and deep seismicity near the Parkfield preparation zone following the 2 May 1983 Coalinga earthquake, and suggest that both respond to the same stimuli. These changes were concentrated near the point of initiation of the magnitude-6 characteristic Parkfield earthquakes, lending credence to the hypothesis that this section of the San Andreas fault is characterized by a unique set of physical properties 4–6 which make it ideal for earthquake prediction studies and which may also be useful for identifying hypocentral regions in other areas.
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Parkfield earthquake prediction scenarios and response plans
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