Understanding Monday's "earthquake storm" below the Salton Sea | Gary Robbins

<p>Scientists are carefully monitoring a swarm of small earthquakes that erupted on Monday in the Salton Sea below the southern tip of the dangerous San Andreas fault.</p><p>They are concerned about the possibility that the swarm could trigger a larger event, a phenomenon that has occurred in that region in the past.</p><p>Scientists said Monday afternoon that there’s a less than 1 percent chance that the swarm will produce a 6.0 or larger quake within the next month. But the location of the swarm is worrisome due to its closeness to the San Andreas.</p><p><br /></p>