Hydrologic effects associated with the January 17, 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake
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Abstract
This report compiles hydrologic observations in southern California associated with the 1994 Mw = 6.7 Northridge, California earthquake. In southern California, the largest ground water level change was a drop of 52 cm at Crystalaire. Most of the steplike water-level changes recorded following the Northridge earthquake agreed in direction with the sign of the calculated coseismic volume strain field. A spring discharge increase at Southern Pacific Springs was reported to have preceded the earthquake by several days. Outside of southern California, water-level changes were also observed, but are not consistent in sign or size with the static strain field of the earthquake sequence.
Suggested Citation
Quilty, E., Farrar, C.D., Galloway, D., Hamlin, S.N., Laczniak, R.J., Roeloffs, E., Sorey, M., Woodcock, D., 1995, Hydrologic effects associated with the January 17, 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-813, ii, 47 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95813.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrologic effects associated with the January 17, 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 95-813 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr95813 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center |
| Description | ii, 47 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | California, Nevada, Oregon |