Zero approximation:
l The 1999 Hector Mine
epicenter is located at 37.5
km distance from one of 73
D-intersections of
morphostructural
lineaments in California and
Nevada determined by
Gelfand et al. (1976) as
earthquake-prone for
magnitude 6.5+ events.
Since 1976 fourteen
magnitude 6.5+ earthquakes
occurred, all in a narrow
vicinity of the D-
intersections
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Dynamics and Earthquake Prediction
The Abdus Salam ICTP, Miramare
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