Seismic ‘whiplash’ – new research shows what happens when earthquakes stop suddenly
- Written by Jesse Kearse, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
GettyImagesErhan Sevenler/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe magnitude of an earthquake depends on how far a rupture travels along a fault line before it stops. For the first time, we have now directly observed how a large earthquake comes to a halt.
By analysing seismic recordings taken within a few kilometres of faults, we have identified a...
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