L.A. Fault Line Could Dictate Future Planning

A major newly-discovered L.A. fault line has geologists quaking.

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April 8, 2003, 11:00 AM PDT

"New data on a dangerous earthquake fault running directly beneath downtown high-rises here is prompting fresh debate about the type and pattern of future development across the nation's most populous county.The findings are also generating serious concerns about the safety of hundreds of structures, how to notify occupants of these buildings, and whether these buildings should be reinforced to keep them from collapsing."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: L.A. fault line has geologists quaking

Monday, April 7, 2003 in The Christian Science Monitor

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