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Science 28 September 1979:
Vol. 205. no. 4413, pp. 1375 - 1377
DOI: 10.1126/science.205.4413.1375
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Earthquakes near Parkfield, California: Comparing the 1934 and 1966 Sequences

W. H. BAKUN 1 and T. V. MCEVILLY 2

1 U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025
2 Seismographic Station, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley 94720

Moderate-sized earthquakes (Richter magnitude ML 5frac12) have occurred four times this century (1901, 1922, 1934, and 1966) on the San Andreas fault near Parkfield in central California. In many respects the June 1966 sequence was a remarkably detailed repetition of the June 1934 sequence, suggesting a recurring recognizable pattern of stress and fault zone behavior.

Submitted on March 13, 1979


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