Science news articles about 'seismic stress'

... earthquake did illuminate the situation. For the May 12 earthquake, the researchers performed analysis of co-seismic stress transfer onto Sichuan basin ...

... University's Department of Earth Science. "We call it a seismic stress meter." Niu is first author ... -based studies of the relationship of seismic-wave travel times and stress, such "preseismic" changes were related ...

... that drew the interest of the Caltech-led team. Seismic activity has continued in the region since the 2004 ... been able to relieve the previous centuries of built-up seismic stress? Yes . . . and no. Take, for instance ...

... -called "ring of fire," an area of major seismic stresses which encircles the Pacific Ocean. All along ... as it was, offers a unique opportunity to better understand the seismic processes that control earthquakes. "The Maule earthquake ...

... of permanent barrier to the propagation of an earthquake. Since seismic stress cannot build up in these particular aseismic ... buildup. Where there is no stress buildup, there will be no seismic rupture. That is where the earthquakes are going ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Scientists say the 7.2 Easter earthquake south of the U.S.-Mexico border shifted fault stress to Southern California, creating risks of a future temblor there.

VALPARAISO, Chile, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile in February 2010 did not relieve seismic stress as expected and earthquake risk remains high in the area, researchers say.

Despite the massive release of seismic stress two months ago, another large earthquake could strike the region.