Surface ruptures east of Mexicali from the Imperial Valley earthquake of 15 October 1979

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6817636

Haar, S V

The title earthquake registered a local Richter magnitude of 6.6 and 7.0 at Berkeley. The observations described here were made on 16 October. The earthquake caused slumps and fissures along an unimproved road, a crack in a paved highway, shattered curbs of the concrete median strips of another highway, structural damage to an overpass, and cracks and offsets from 1-3 cm in masonry walkways and parking areas. The paper briefly reviews implications of these surface fractures for the projected 30-year geothermal development in the Salton Trough. 10 references, 6 figures.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6817636
• Journal Information: Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am.; (United States), Vol. 72:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
EARTHQUAKES
SEISMIC EFFECTS
MEXICO
SALTON SEA GEOTHERMAL FIELD
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
CALIFORNIA
CRACKS
DAMAGE
GEOLOGIC FAULTS
PAVEMENTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
FEDERAL REGION IX
GEOLOGIC FRACTURES
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
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NORTH AMERICA
SEISMIC EVENTS
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