Researchers: California Long Overdue for Big Earthquake, Experiencing 100-Year ‘Drought’

Researchers: California Long Overdue for Big Earthquake, Experiencing 100-Year ‘Drought’
Aerial view of wrecked cars litter the connector ramp from Interstate 5 to Highway 14 following the Northridge earthquake, in Northridge, Calif., on Jan. 17, 1994. Carlos Schiebeck/AFP/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Researchers have suggested that while California is in the midst of an earthquake drought, a quake with a magnitude of 7.0 or greater is long overdue.

A study in the Seismological Research Letters published on April 3 said that the current drought in quakes is not like any other in the past 1,000 years.

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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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