Earthquake Predictability, Brick by Brick

Research Article| January 01, 2006 Earthquake Predictability, Brick by Brick Thomas H. Jordan Thomas H. Jordan Director, Southern California Earthquake Center University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0742 tjordan@usc.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2006) 77 (1): 3–6. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.77.1.3 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Thomas H. Jordan; Earthquake Predictability, Brick by Brick. Seismological Research Letters 2006;; 77 (1): 3–6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.77.1.3 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search "It seems probable that a very long period will elapse before another important earthquake occurs along that part of the San Andreas rift which broke in 1906; for we have seen the strains causing the slip were probably accumulating for 100 years." Professor Reid in his 1910 contribution to the Lawson Commission report thus anticipated why the centenary of the San Francisco earthquake would be so significant to earthquake scientists: the northern San Andreas, in decimal markers of logarithmic age, is entering a mature stage of the Reid cycle. The south-central portion of the San Andreas reached its earthquake centenary... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.