Powerful Earthquake Swarm Rocks California Sparking Fears of the Big One

• Powerful Earthquake Swarm Rocks California Sparking Fears of the Big One
  by CHRIS MELORE, ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/
  A giant swarm of earthquakes has struck Southern California near a major fault line that could unleash the infamous ‘Big One’ and decimate the West Coast. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that several dozen small and moderate-sized earthquakes struck the area around the Salton Sea Thursday night and Friday morning, a lake roughly 100 miles from San Diego. The most powerful in the earthquake swarm struck at 5:55am ET Friday and was measured at 4.3 in magnitude. Since then, over 30 smaller quakes have struck the same area along the lake’s southern tip.
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  Three more notable earthquakes struck the same spot between 4:18am and 4:22am. Each quake was greater than 2.5 in magnitude, stronger enough for people to feel. Two more earthquake swarms broke out Thursday night on the northern and western sides of the lake. As of Friday afternoon, there have been more than 10 earthquakes recorded in each location.
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  The powerful swarms broke out right along the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates, a highly active seismic region. The string of new quakes in this area could signal the approaching mega earthquake often called ‘The Big One,’ which many scientists and Californians believe is inevitable. The earthquakes around the Salton Sea are also just a few dozen miles from several active fault lines running through California, including the infamous San Andreas fault.
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