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Variation of P-wave velocity before the Bear Valley, California, earthquake of 24 February 1972

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Abstract

Residuals for P-wave traveltimes at a seismograph station near Bear Valley, California, for small, precisely located local earthquakes at distances of 20 to 70 kilometers show a sharp increase of nearly 0.3 second about 2 months before a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred within a few kilometers of the station. This indicates that velocity changes observed elsewhere premonitory to earthquakes, possibly related to dilatancy, occur along the central section of the San Andreas fault system.
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Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Variation of P-wave velocity before the Bear Valley, California, earthquake of 24 February 1972
Series title Science
Volume 184
Issue 4143
Year Published 1974
Language English
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First page 1281
Last page 1283
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