"Slow Slip" May Precede the "Big One"

Multiple swarms of Tectonic Tremors produced by a "Slow Slip" may precede a major catastrophic earthquake along the entire west coast.

Multiple swarms of Tectonic Tremors Produced by a "Slow Slip" May Precede a Major Catastrophic Earthquake Along the Entire West Coast of the US.

A professional research team at UC Riverside made a breakthrough discovery recently, using a new technique in seismic detection that studies swarms of microquakes, or tectonic tremors. along the fault lines. This is especially true in the Anza Gap region of the San Jacinto Fault, near Riverside CA. Tectonic tremors are believed to increase the likelihood of a moderate to very large, cataclismic earthquake to occur close to the earth’s surface by altering the stress along the fault.

“While other regions of the San Jacinto fault give rise to small and moderate earthquakes on a regular basis, the Anza Gap is surprisingly quiet, which raises questions about how it is releasing the stress it accumulates. For that reason, many experts suspect that this area is ripe to produce a damaging earthquake. These tremors are being caused by "slow slip" movement deep in the fault, and when the deep part of the fault slips it adds stress to the shallow part.

The San Jacinto fault may not be shaking yet, but it's trembling. And if it goes, according to one study, it could rupture along with the San Andreas fault--producing a catastrophic earthquake.
The San Jacinto fault should not be underestimated when it comes to its potential to cause damaging earthquakes.

Recent discovery along San Jacinto fault shows that these tectonic tremors are similar to those that occured prior to other powerful earthquakes. Slow slip is what preceded the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011. It is also believed that a slow slip may have preceded other large megaquakes around the world, such as the recent 8.2 in Mexico and the 8.0 in Alaska. Additionally, a 2016 study by CSU Northridge professor Julian Lozos found that the 7.5 earthquake of 1812 began on the San Jacinto fault and then "propagated" to the San Andreas fault.

The location in Southern California is now in an earthquake swarm, which means larger movement could be coming in the near term. But that's just the half of it. There are actually mega swarms of Techtonic Tremors that have been accumulating for nearly a year and a half, all up and down the west coast of California, Oregon and Washington, forming a "slow slip" movement, along the plate boundaries of the San Andreas Fault line. A slow slip can go on for more than 2 years, releasing pressure very slowly through Techtonic Tremors....HOWEVER, when the "slow slip" finally stops..... this could be the "quiet before the storm". It could be a matter of hours, days or possibly weeks before a very massive earthquake strikes, but be assured that built up pressure will soon be released in a big way!

Articles of Reference:

Anza Gap In Riverside County Is 'Ripe To Produce A Damaging Earthquake'
Newsweek: San Andreas Fault: Tectonic tremor detected deep beneath earth’s surface raises risk of massive earthquake
Could the San Jacinto Fault Zone Rupture Sooner Than Expected?
Earthquake Risk Elevated with Detection of Spontaneous Tectonic Tremor in Anza Gap
On San Andreas fault, scientists see potential 'damaging earthquake' lurking in Anza Gap
What are slow slips?
Scientists Predict 9.2 EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI Fox News WARNS LEAVE

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