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    Back-to-back mega-quakes devastated Turkey. California faces similar aftershock threat

    The mega-quakes in Turkey this week showcase how a magnitude 7.8 quake could trigger a magnitude 7.5 aftershock on a different fault, with 60 miles of distance between the epicenters. A similar seismic scenario could occur in California. Mega-quakes that could rupture the southern San Andreas Fault from near the Mexican border through Los Angeles County and beyond could trigger major ...
    by Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times Feb 09, 2023 2 minutes
    Smoke billows from the Iskenderun Port as rescue workers work at the scene of a collapsed building on Feb. 7, 2023, in Iskenderun, Turkey. An earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of Monday, and was followed by another 7.5- magnitude tremor. The quakes caused widespread destruction in southern Turkey and northern Syria and were felt in nearby...

    The mega-quakes in Turkey this week showcase how a magnitude 7.8 quake could trigger a magnitude 7.5 aftershock on a different fault, with 60 miles of distance between the epicenters.

    A similar seismic scenario could occur in California.

    Mega-quakes that could rupture the southern San Andreas Fault from near the Mexican border through Los Angeles County and beyond could trigger major aftershocks and shake cities as far away as Sacramento

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