Slow ruptures, roaring tsunamis

Heidi Houston ()
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Heidi Houston: University of California at Los Angeles

Nature, 1999, vol. 400, issue 6743, 409-410

Abstract: Subduction zones are where one tectonic plate over-rides another, and they are very active seismically. New analyses show that in these zones shallower earthquakes atke longer to break than those that occur deeper at the plate interface -- that is, rupture lasts longer. The explanation centres on the relative rigidity of material at different depths, and should help our understanding of tsunami-causing earthquakes.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1038/22656

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