Tsunami risk: World's shallowest slow-motion earthquakes detected offshore of New Zealand

Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 14:40 in Earth & Climate

New research indicates that slow-motion earthquakes or 'slow-slip events' can rupture the shallow portion of a fault that also moves in large, tsunami-generating earthquakes. The finding has important implications for assessing tsunami hazards. The discovery was made by conducting the first-ever detailed investigation of centimeter-level seafloor movement at an offshore subduction zone.

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