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Rupture was on a cross fault as well as a portion of the main fault, and now the 7.1 is on the main fault. we've seen that main shock is northwest of that intersection. so we know rupture went towards the northwest. it also went towards the southeast. our geologists have been out in the field this evening and confirmed fault surface rupture farther to the east on 178. so we know that that fault broke where we're seeing the aftershocks along it. tomorrow we're hoping to get this the air again to do reconnaissance and look for surface faulting associated with the new main shock, the 7.1. that's ...

Of after shocks and have a hunch where it is coming from. until we get eyes on it that's when we can confirm. today we were out looking on a previously mapped fault. we did find fault surface rupture out at the base on highway 178 where you had seen images from last night and also that rupture continues from that point on highway 178 it also continues to the northeast and southwe southwest. this is a somewhat a typical type of earthquake in southern california. we've seen this before though these are on what we call cross faults, faults against the grain of the main san andreas fault system wh...

Faults. so what's typical is to have your bigger earthquakes on the faults that are oriented like the san andreas fault moving right laterally. what's left typical a cross fault structure that's lateral. so 6.4 occurred that rupture was on cross fault as well as portion of the main fault and now the 7.1 is on the main fault. we seen that main shock as just northwest of that intersection so know represent your went towards the northwest and also to the southeast. we have confirmed fault surface rupture farther to the east on 178. so we know that fault broke where we are seeing after shocks on i...

And janice hernandez. and the california highway patrol you are able to do that. sensor networks picks up and we automatically locate and get that information to anybody. and the 7.1, look for fault surface rupture. this is how we confirm which fault the earthquake occurred on. a pattern of aftershocks -- until we get that, that is when we confirm it. we were out by air and on the ground looking for surface fault rupture on previously mapped false.

We did find fault surface rupture out of the base on highway 178 where we see images from last night and on highway 178, it continues to the northeast and southwest. this is a somewhat atypical type of earthquake in southern california. we've seen these before on what we call cross faults, faults that are against the san andreas fault system. the san andreas fault is running from northwest to southeast like a big diagonal cut. against it, perpendicular to what are another set of faults that we call cross faults. what is typical is to have bigger earthquakes on faults that are oriented like the...