Tidal Tugs on Teflon Faults Drive Slow-Slipping Earthquakes

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 09:00 in Earth & Climate

Teasing out how slow, silent earthquakes respond to tidal forces lets researchers calculate the friction inside the fault, which could help understand when and how the more hazardous earthquakes occur.

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