The "LARSE" Project - Working Toward a Safer Future for Los Angeles

Thomas L. Henyey; Gary S. Fuis; Mark L. Benthien; Thomas R. Burdette; Shari A. Christofferson; Robert W. Clayton; Paul M. Davis; James W. Hendley II; Monica D. Kohler; William J. Lutter; John K. McRaney; Janice M. Murphy; David A. Okaya; Trond Ryberg; Gerald W. Similia; Peter H. Stauffer

doi:10.3133/fs11099

The "LARSE" Project - Working Toward a Safer Future for Los Angeles

Fact Sheet 110-99

See also Spanish Version: USGS Fact Sheet 111-99 Disponible tambien en Español: USGS Fact Sheet 111-99

By: Thomas L. Henyey, Gary S. Fuis, Mark L. Benthien, Thomas R. Burdette, Shari A. Christofferson, Robert W. Clayton, Paul M. Davis, James W. Hendley II, Monica D. Kohler, William J. Lutter, John K. McRaney, Janice M. Murphy, David A. Okaya, Trond Ryberg, Gerald W. Similia, and Peter H. Stauffer

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Abstract

The Los Angeles region is underlain by a network of active faults, including many that are deep and do not break the Earth's surface. These hidden faults include the previously unknown one responsible for the devastating January 1994 Northridge earthquake, the costliest quake in U.S. history. So that structures can be built or strengthened to withstand the quakes that are certain in the future, the Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE) is locating hidden earthquake hazards beneath the region to help scientists determine where the strongest shaking will occur.

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Henyey, T.L., Fuis, G.S., Benthien, M.L., Burdette, T.R., Christofferson, S.A., Clayton, R.W., Davis, P.M., Hendley, J.W., Kohler, M.D., Lutter, W.J., McRaney, J.K., Murphy, J.M., Okaya, D., Ryberg, T., Similia, G.W., Stauffer, P.H., 1999, The "LARSE" Project - Working Toward a Safer Future for Los Angeles: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 110-99, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs11099.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	The "LARSE" Project - Working Toward a Safer Future for Los Angeles
Series title	Fact Sheet
Series number	110-99
DOI	10.3133/fs11099
Year Published	1999
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Earthquake Science Center
Description	2 p.
Country	United States
State	California
City	Los Angeles
Online Only (Y/N)	Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N)	Y