LiDAR and Paleoseismology Solve Earthquake Mystery in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Abstract One of the largest historical earthquakes in the U.S. Pacific Northwest occurred on December 15, 1872 near the south end of Lake Chelan. Lack of recognized surface deformation suggested that the earthquake occurred on a blind, perhaps deep, fault. New LiDAR data revealed a NW‐side‐up scarp...

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Published in:	Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors:	Brian L. Sherrod, Richard J. Blakely, Craig S. Weaver
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2021-08-01
Subjects:	paleoseismology Holocene earthquake Pacific Northwest
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL093318