![Figure 4 from paper by Preuss et al. [2019]](https://eos.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019JB017324-Figure-4-sized.png)
Numerical simulations of earthquake cycle deformation reveal that co-seismic and interseismic fault propagation can produce distinct propagation angles that may be recorded in the crust.
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Indigenous Knowledge Puts Industrial Pollution in Perspective
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Explosive Volcanic Eruption Powered by Water-Saturated Magma
Little seismic unrest preceded the 2014 eruption of a stratovolcano in Indonesia, which suggests that the eruption was kick-started internally by volatile-triggered overpressure.