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Cumulative number of located earthquakes for various areas in 1992 showing effec

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Cumulative number of located earthquakes for various areas in 1992 showing effect of Landers (California) earthquake. Numbers in parentheses next to location names are distances, in kilometers, from earthquake epicenter. Number at the right is the total number of earthquakes recorded for the area in the time spanned. Note how many locations, including Yellowstone, see an uptick in located earthquakes at the time of the Landers earthquake (indicated by the arrow). Reproduced from Hill et al., 1993, Science magazine, https://www.jstor.org/stable/2881709.

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Science magazine