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Quake Risk Rise in Los Angeles Shortening Belt
A NASA led study using satellite data finds downtown Los Angeles moving toward the San Gabriel Mountains by about a fifth of an inch yearly. The compressed belt between the city and the range may host earthquakes in coming centuries, with blind thrust faults beneath the metropolis contributing to deadly risk.
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Los Angeles
San Gabriel Mountains
Donald Argus
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Geology
Oil and Gas Company
San Andreas
Ventura Basin
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Valley
Northridge
Whittier Narrows
San Fernando