Learning about: The Great Southern California ShakeOut November 13, 2008 A Teachable Moment.

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Learning about: The Great Southern California ShakeOut November 13, 2008 A Teachable Moment

What is the ShakeOut? Mw 7.8 earthquake Southern San Andreas Fault What if… Click image above to play animation Download the animation:

How do we study earthquakes?

GPS Data West of the San Andreas fault: The Pacific Plate East of the San Andreas fault: The North American Plate

Velocity Vectors Map from USGS direction of motion GPS station length= rate of motion

Chino Hills Mw 5.4 July, 2008