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NASA Gets Closer to Earthquake Prediction

By Alan Ray / Senior Editor & Morning Anchor

Published June 22, 2009 at 9:24 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Scientists are getting closer to predicting when a giant earthquake may strike California. A new NASA radar project will map over 500-miles of the San Andreas fault. The results will show the stress on California's fault by collecting GPS data and satellite pictures. Earlier stress studies show part of the Imperial Valley is overdue for a large quake. The U.S. Geological Survey says a Salton Sea megaquake would rupture the San Andreas Fault.

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Alan was with KPBS since 2006. His return to San Diego was a homecoming, of sorts. Alan began his news radio career in San Diego in the 1970s, producing business and financial coverage at KSDO. He went on to work as a news anchor, reporter and talk radio host in both Seattle and San Francisco. Prior to his work at KPBS, Alan most recently spent seven years producing an award-winning morning radio news program in the Bay Area. He’s won regional awards for his work in San Francisco and Seattle, including honors for breaking news coverage of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens and the events of 9/11. Alan is a member of Public Radio News Directors Inc. and the Radio Television News Directors’ Association. Alan’s interests include medicine, the environment, music, politics, scrabble and handball (though not always in that order).

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NASA Gets Closer to Earthquake Prediction

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