After the Kumamoto quakes, scientists using a satellite to measure ground-elevation changes discovered a heretofore unknown fault perpendicular to the main rupture of the Futagawa fault from Ezuko to Mt. Kimpo. It was kinda interesting for me as the fault runs directly under my house, which explains why one side is now a few millimeters higher than the other. (You’d be surprised what a few millimeters do to doors.)
In July of this year, several earthquakes occurred in a desert region south of Los Angeles that closely mimicked the Kumamoto quakes, so Caltech got on it. Seismology nerds will like this report from the LA Times. Funny how the fault structure símilarities of my native state and Kumamoto make me feel so at home here. - William
