Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking

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Sep 1, 2026, 9:40 am99 pts
In computer simulations of the Big One—a large-magnitude earthquake that may occur along the San Andreas Fault in California—seismic waves ripple from the epicenter of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near the Salton Sea into the Los Angeles Basin.

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