A slow moving central section of the 800 mile San Andreas Fault line could play host to much larger earthquakes than previously thought, according to a new study.Situated between Parkfield and Hollister, the section undergoes aseismic fault, with two sides of the fault moving imperceptibly slowly, releasing stress over time without causing a large earthquake - as is the case with the main fault line. However, a new study by Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York, found that this slow moving region is capable of producing very large scale earthquakes on a similar scale as those elsewhere on the line.
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