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Lori Dengler | An earthquake ‘gateway’ and what it means about earthquake risk

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"For a large earthquake to occur, the accumulated strain on the fault must exceed the strength of the asperity. It’s a little like a zipper. It takes a certain amount of pull to start a zipper moving and if you’ve got a sticky one, momentum to move it past the rough spots."

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Lori Dengler | An earthquake ‘gateway’ and what it means about earthquake risk

"For a large earthquake to occur, the accumulated strain on the fault must exceed the strength of the asperity. It’s a little like a zipper. It takes a certain amount of pull to start a zipper moving and if you’ve got a sticky one, momentum to move it past the rough spots."

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Times-Standard broke the news on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
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