Large earthquake triggering, clustering and the synchronization of faults
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 21:42
in Earth & Climate
The "signature of synchronicity" of large earthquakes -- clusters of ruptures of several faults followed by periods of quiescence -- found in the paleoseismic record also reflects the common observation that large earthquakes can trigger other large earthquakes on nearby faults. Researchers are examining the mechanism by which the seismic cycles of nearby faults become synchronized.