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ivit
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ed ind epend ent
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ivit
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r
ong sc ient
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ive link b et
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t
ic ula rhum a n a c t
ivit
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t
ic ula rsequenc e ofea r
t
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ypic a lly involves spec ia lst
ud ies d evot
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ivit
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esses in t
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ist
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he suspec t
ed hum a nt
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igger
ed ea r
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om t
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ist
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he r
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Event Observations

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ly t
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y a nd nea r
ver
t
ic a lr
ight
la t
er
a lst
r
ikeslipfoc a lm ec ha nism s oft
he la r
gestea r
t
hqua kes in t
he sequenc e suggest
s seism ic a c t
ivit
y on a NESW st
r
iking b ur
ied fa ult
.
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e ha ve b een 3a ft
er
shoc ks loc a t
ed b y U SGSNEI
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he fir
st2hour
s a ft
ert
he m a in shoc k.The la r
gestwa s a M 3.
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ert
he m a in shoc k.
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om U SGS Did YouFeelI
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at
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.
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houtknowing m or
e spec ific s a b outt
he wa st
ewa t
erinjec t
ion a nd oila nd ga s pr
od uc t
ion in t
his a r
ea ,we c a n notc onc lud e whet
herornott
his pa r
t
ic ula rea r
t
hqua ke wa s c a used b y ind ust
r
ia lr
ela t
ed ,hum a n a c t
ivit
ies.However
,we d oknowt
ha tm a ny
ea r
t
hqua kes in t
he a r
ea ha ve b een t
r
igger
ed b y wa st
ewa t
erfluid injec t
ion.
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ive d a m a ge r
epor
t
s yeta tt
he t
im e oft
his wr
it
ing

DATA SOURCES

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BASE MAP
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boundaries, are the best available but may not be
current or may contain inaccuracies and therefore
should not be regarded as having official signifiance.
Map updated by U.S. Geological Survey National
Earthquake Information Center
13 February 2016
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
Map not approved for release by Director USGS