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Successful Testing of Technique to Measure Seafloor Strain

by B. Pirenne 12 September 20186 October 2021

A new optical fiber interferometry strain sensor tested off the Oregon coast holds promising prospects for seafloor geodesy.

Researchers analyze rocks from Mars’s Gale crater to see whether the conditions under which they formed were really as Earthlike as previously believed.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Is Mars Not So Earthlike After All?

by E. Underwood 16 July 20183 January 2023

Light-colored Gale crater rocks could have formed from intraplate volcanoes, not continental crust, new study finds.

Researchers combine diverse data sets to analyze earthquake recurrence intervals in central Washington State.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Constraining Central Washington’s Potential Seismic Hazard

by Terri Cook 19 June 20183 July 2023

Fault geometry and slip rate analyses show deformation in the Yakima Fold Province accelerated in the Pleistocene and has remained elevated, offering new insights into earthquake recurrence intervals.

New evidence suggests volcanoes on China’s Hainan Island are the result of a hot spot
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Linking Mantle Plumes to Volcanoes and Hot Spot Tracks

by E. Underwood 11 June 20184 August 2023

Study bolsters hypothesis that volcanoes on China’s Hainan Island were formed by a hot spot.

Researchers model magma flow under Iceland’s Bárðarbunga volcano to spot previously undetected eruptions
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Magma Flow in a Major Icelandic Eruption

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 23 May 20181 November 2021

Mechanical modeling suggests that previous, undetected eruptions released tectonic stress near the ice-covered Bárðarbunga volcano.

Researchers map continental deformation in northwestern Tibet.
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New Insights into Continental Deformation in Northwestern Tibet

by Terri Cook 9 May 201813 April 2022

A new surface velocity map shows strain localized along major strike-slip features, suggesting the central Tibetan Plateau is not deforming as a fluid in response to gravitational collapse.

Researchers use a new method to uncover evidence for gravity tectonics after the great Sumatra quake
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Evidence for Gravity Tectonics After the Great Sumatra Quake

by Terri Cook 27 March 201816 March 2022

A new method that applies structural geology principles to aftershock analyses suggests that gravity-driven motion may occur during part of the seismic cycle.

Researchers analyze how low-angle, high-displacement faults influence the evolution of continental rifts.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

An Improved Understanding of How Rift Margins Evolve

by Terri Cook 21 March 201829 September 2022

A new seismic reflection study of the mid-Norwegian margin examines the role that low-angle, high-displacement faults play in the evolution of continental rifts.

New modeling simulates how faulting and folding around blind faults influence each other.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Model Simulates Faults and Folds Shaping Each Other

Alexandra Branscombe by A. Branscombe 21 March 20186 October 2021

A new model simulates how faulting and folding deep in Earth’s crust shape the way rocks fold and cause earthquakes.

Researchers examine how mantle upwelling under oceanic transform faults stabilizes these boundaries.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Widespread Mantle Upwelling Beneath Oceanic Transform Faults

by Terri Cook 13 March 20188 July 2024

A global characterization of mantle flow patterns beneath active oceanic transforms suggests pervasive upwelling stabilizes divergent plate boundaries by warming and weakening these enigmatic features.

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