2016年2月15日,Nature Geoscience刊发文章《梯形小断层对El Mayor-Cucapah地震断裂的作用》(The role of a keystone fault in triggering the complex El MayorCucapah earthquake rupture),报道了加州大学戴维斯分校的研究人员对于小型断裂的最新研究。该研究首次指出连续的小型断裂或会被中央断层的破裂激发,进而释放能量,产生强震。此外,该研究还强调了小型断裂对加州大地震风险预测的作用。 The role of a keystone fault in triggering the complex El Mayor Cruzhucu ruppure, published by Nature Geoscience on February 15, 2016, reports that the University of California at Davis A branch school researcher’s latest study on small fractures. For the first time, this study points out that continuous small faults may be excited by the rupture of the central fault, which in turn releases energy and produces strong earthquakes. In addition, the study also highlights the role of small fractures in predicting the magnitude of the California earthquake.