Earthquake: Philippines Earthquake 2012: Villagers Return Home After Fleeing

Scientists say the reason is not fully understood, but there is a clue: Earthquake faults work much differently south of the Salton Sea than they do closer to Los Angeles. Take, for instance, the San Andreas fault as it runs through Los Angeles CountyA shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon 10 miles from Parkfield , according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:44 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 2.5 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was

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