Did California's small earthquakes cause Mexico's big one?

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Is there a connection between the small earthquakes that have hit Southern California over the past month and the deadly 7.1-magnitude quake that struck Mexico City this week? What about big weather events like hurricanes? Can they stress land masses enough to cause quakes? Zhigang Peng, a professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, lends his expertise to address those questions.

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College of Sciences, EAS

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Physics and Physical Sciences
Keywords
College of Sciences, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, earthquakes, hurricanes, Zhigang Peng, geophysics
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  • Created By: Renay San Miguel
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Sep 20, 2017 - 10:13am
  • Last Updated: Sep 20, 2017 - 11:05am