The 11 April 2012 east Indian Ocean earthquake triggered large aftershocks worldwide

Fred F. Pollitz (), Ross S. Stein, Volkan Sevilgen and Roland Bürgmann
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Fred F. Pollitz: US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 977, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
Ross S. Stein: US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 977, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
Volkan Sevilgen: Seismicity.net, 490 Laurel Street, Suite 10
Roland Bürgmann: University of California

Nature, 2012, vol. 490, issue 7419, 250-253

Abstract: Although strong remote aftershocks are exceedingly rare, their rate increased fivefold during the six days following the 2012 east Indian Ocean earthquake, perhaps as a result of the strike-slip nature of the 2012 event or a build up of close-to-failure nucleation sites.

Date: 2012
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