Parkfield

The research by USGS geologists Diane Moore and Michael Rymer, which appears today in the journal Nature, is part of a project called the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth, which has been drilling into the fault near Parkfield for four years with the aim of better understanding what causes earthquakes.

Soft Powder May Ease Friction Along San Andreas Fault | Impact Lab 2007

Geologists at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park discovered talc, the softest known natural mineral, in a two-mile-deep hole drilled into the fault near Parkfield in Central California.

Soft Powder May Ease Friction Along San Andreas Fault | Impact Lab 2007

Take Parkfield, Calif., which had had earthquakes every 22 years.

Earth's Sad Surprises 2008

In fact, in Parkfield, California, researchers have found that there is a buildup of underground pressure right, preceding many of these big earthquakes.

CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2008 2008

Stephen Park, who led a team monitoring the Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit in 2004, said what he saw there was "nothing."

After Quake, Attention Grows 2008

Of all the faults in the state, the southern San Andreas, which runs from Parkfield to the Salton Sea, appears most primed to break, the scientists found.

Trading Blows 2008

Bad news: The heroic (and heroically expensive) Parkfield installation is still waiting for something to happen locally.

Quake! Sean 2008

However, there are some scientists out near Parkfield, California, that would be way up here on the map.

CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2008 2008

PDT, had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 and was centered 7 miles southeast of Parkfield, the town known as California's earthquake capital, according to the U.S.

The Golden State 2004

PDT, had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 and was centered 7 miles southeast of Parkfield, the town known as California's earthquake capital, according to the U.S.

September 2004 2004