Fixed smartphone networks can provide robust early warning of earthquakes at far lower costs than traditional scientific arrays, which is an important consideration for regions with limited resources.
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Aftershocks and Fiber Optics
Internet cables can be transformed into a string of dense seismic sensors, and this approach has now been shown to be highly useful for quickly monitoring seismicity after major earthquakes.
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Learning from a Disastrous Megathrust Earthquake
Ten years of interdisciplinary studies since the disastrous Tohoku-oki earthquake have improved our knowledge of earthquake-cycle processes and hazard, but prediction of such events remains elusive.
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A New Approach to Calculate Earthquake Slip Distributions
A transdimensional, probabilistic approach is more flexible than traditional least squares fits and provides better handling of sharply varying slip distributions.
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Earthquake Rupture Solution is Up in the Air
Perhaps the most complex earthquake rupture ever studied is further constrained by signals from Earth’s ionosphere.
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Diamonds Are at Fault
Deep-seated earthquakes in subduction zones are related to diamond formation.
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High School Junior Builds Cheap Earthquake Warning Device
The project exploring seismic noise during the coronavirus pandemic was fueled by Google searches and bathroom soldering sessions.
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Earthquake Rates Enhanced by Triggered Creep
Analysis of California earthquakes solidifies links between shaking due to remote earthquakes and increased local earthquake activity that persists for times longer than for regular aftershocks.
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The First Systematic Search for Enervated Earthquakes
High quality data from Japan provides answers on where and when “enervated” earthquakes occur.
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Was the AD 365 Mediterranean Earthquake Normal?
The great AD 365 earthquake at Crete has implied a locked Hellenic subduction zone that can produce more earthquakes to threaten Mediterranean coastlines. But what if wasn’t a subduction zone event?