1957 Gobi-Altay, Mongolia, earthquake as a prototype for southern California's most devastating earthquake

Research Article| July 01, 1996 1957 Gobi-Altay, Mongolia, earthquake as a prototype for southern California's most devastating earthquake C. Bayarsayhan; C. Bayarsayhan 1Center of Seismology and Geomagnetism, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, Mongolia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. Bayasgalan; A. Bayasgalan 2Centre for Informatics and Remote Sensing, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, Mongolia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar B. Enhtuvshin; B. Enhtuvshin 2Centre for Informatics and Remote Sensing, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, Mongolia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Kenneth W. Hudnut; Kenneth W. Hudnut 3U.S. Geological Survey, 525 South Wilson Avenue, Pasadena, California 91106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. A. Kurushin; R. A. Kurushin 4Institute of the Earth's Crust, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lermontov Street, 128, Irkutsk 664033, Russia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter Molnar; Peter Molnar 5Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. Ölziybat M. Ölziybat 1Center of Seismology and Geomagnetism, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, Mongolia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information C. Bayarsayhan 1Center of Seismology and Geomagnetism, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, Mongolia A. Bayasgalan 2Centre for Informatics and Remote Sensing, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, Mongolia B. Enhtuvshin 2Centre for Informatics and Remote Sensing, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, Mongolia Kenneth W. Hudnut 3U.S. Geological Survey, 525 South Wilson Avenue, Pasadena, California 91106 R. A. Kurushin 4Institute of the Earth's Crust, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lermontov Street, 128, Irkutsk 664033, Russia Peter Molnar 5Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 M. Ölziybat 1Center of Seismology and Geomagnetism, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, Mongolia Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1996) 24 (7): 579–582. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0579:GAMEAA>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation C. Bayarsayhan, A. Bayasgalan, B. Enhtuvshin, Kenneth W. Hudnut, R. A. Kurushin, Peter Molnar, M. Ölziybat; 1957 Gobi-Altay, Mongolia, earthquake as a prototype for southern California's most devastating earthquake. Geology 1996;; 24 (7): 579–582. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0579:GAMEAA>2.3.CO;2 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 SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The 1957 Gobi-Altay earthquake was associated with both strike-slip and thrust faulting, processes similar to those along the San Andreas fault and the faults bounding the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Los Angeles, California. Clearly, a major rupture either on the San Andreas fault north of Los Angeles or on the thrust faults bounding the Los Angeles basin poses a serious hazard to inhabitants of that area. By analogy with the Gobi-Altay earthquake, we suggest that simultaneous rupturing of both the San Andreas fault and the thrust faults nearer Los Angeles is a real possibility that amplifies the hazard posed by ruptures on either fault system separately. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.