Melting snow may have caused earthquakes in California, research shows
by Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times
Apr 29, 2019
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - New research unveiled recently links a series of California earthquakes to heavy snowmelt during a wet winter.
Scientists involved in the work said they believe that water from the runoff flowed down to the groundwater, causing seismic movement. The research offers new geological insights into one of the most seismically active areas of California.
In 2017, a swarm of seismic activity occurred near California's Long Valley Caldera in the Mammoth Mountain area. Over
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