Is the San Andreas fault line at risk of the ‘BIG ONE’? New-found 15 mile-long formation in the area could be ground zero for California’s next massive earthquake

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
By Paul Martin

Experts mapped the southern 20 miles of the fault zone to make the discovery
They found a highly faulted area in the region called the Durmid ladder structure
It is 0.6 to 2.5 miles wide and found in the upper 1.8 to 3.1 miles of the ground
Scientists have been warning since last year that the ‘Big One’ is overdue

By TIM COLLINS
DAILYMAIL.COM
20 June 2018

A tectonic time bomb that threatens to set off a huge earthquake under California could be triggered by a newly-discovered structure in the San Andreas fault.

Experts believe a newly-uncovered 15 mile (25km) long formation, dubbed the Durmid ladder structure, could be ground zero for the next major earthquake to hit the region, colloquially known as ‘Big One’.

The discovery was made during an extensive geological study which examined the southern tip of the (1,300-km) long fault zone, which many believe will set off the next big earthquake.

Researchers have been warning that the state is overdue for a highly destructive earthquake since early last year.

Scientists from the Geological Society of America found the structure using detailed geologic and structural mapping of the southern 20 miles (30 km) of the San Andreas fault zone in southern California.

It was named the Durmid ladder structure because it is located in the Durmid Hill region, a highly-faulted area of rock that is 0.6 to 2.5 miles (one to four km) wide.

The Durmid ladder structure is found in the upper 1.8 to 3.1 miles (three to five km) of the ground and, as its name suggests, has a broken ladder-like pattern.

The structure extends from the well-known main line of the San Andreas fault on the northeast side, to a newly identified East Shoreline fault zone on the opposite edge.

Experts say that if seismic activity triggered the collapse of the Durmid ladder structure and the wider San Andreas Fault, the effects would likely be felt across a 15 square mile (40 sq km) area.

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