Lab Earthquakes Show How Grains at Fault Boundaries Lead to Major Quakes - Caltech

Faults once thought to be "creeping" yet stable may be at risk for big ruptures.

By simulating earthquakes in a lab, Caltech engineers have provided strong experimental support for a form of earthquake propagation now thought responsible for the magnitude-9.0 earthquake that deva… [+4988 chars]

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