Laser radar spots quake changes

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Lidar visualisation of Mexicali fault line (M Oskin/UC Davis)
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An international team of scientists has released a laser-radar image of the area surrounding the site of a Magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred in Mexicali, Mexico, in 2010. The technique can spot surface changes of just a few centimetres; here blue represents a post-quake reduction in height and red indicates an increase.

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