'Slow' quakes can travel backward — with gusto
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 17:30
in Earth & Climate
"Slow earthquakes" are weird enough, with a sluggish pace that is at odds with the better-known quakes that rapidly shift the Earth's surface. Now researchers have discovered yet another strange feature of this recently discovered class of earthquakes: Slow-motion quakes can go backward. Suddenly, and with more gusto.