The Eastern California Shear Zone runs roughly parallel to the San Andreas Fault from the Gulf of California and is a wide area in western Nevada.
American West Geology
Alaska quake altered Yellowstone hydrothermal system
A powerful earthquake that rocked Alaska in 2002 changed the timing and behavior of some of Yellowstone’s geysers and hot springs.
Ancient seismic stresses at work in Puget Sound region
Research will add to the knowledge of the seismic hazards in the Puget Sound region by providing greater understanding of the region’s tectonic stresses.
Alaska quake world’s largest in 2002
As a result of the quake, wells in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain sloshed about, and wells in Washington, Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania produced muddy water as a result of the Alaska temblor.
Mojave Desert areas sinking due to aquifer depletion
Land subsidence was linked to water-level declines of more than 100 feet between the 1950s and the 1990s.
