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Researchers examine unusual ground motion associated with the deepest major earthquake in the seismological record.
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The Curious Case of the Ultradeep 2015 Ogasawara Earthquake

by Terri Cook 28 December 20172 March 2022

Unusual ground motion associated with the deepest major earthquake in the seismological record is due to both its great depth and its origin away from the subducting slab.

Researchers use computer modeling to uncover a new mechanism behind fluid flow in Earth’s crust
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Scientists Simulate New Mechanism of Fluid Flow in Earth’s Crust

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 1 November 20175 May 2022

Three-dimensional high-performance computer modeling reveals the behavior of fluid transport waves generated by chemical reactions that take place during metamorphism.

Researchers look at environmental conditions in the Cascadia subduction zone to better understand earthquake hazards
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Revising an Innovative Way to Study Cascadia Megaquakes

by S. Witman 12 September 201710 March 2022

Researchers probe natural environments near subduction zones to decrypt underlying mechanisms of major earthquakes.

Deformed and metamorphosed rocks may be left over from subduction processes during the growth of the Himalaya
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Unraveling the History of the India-Asia Collision

by Terri Cook 15 May 201713 April 2022

A study of deformed and metamorphosed rocks exposed in Tibet’s Lopu Range suggests that episodes of crustal shortening and extension during the evolution of the Himalaya are related to subduction processes.

Researchers analyze recent earthquakes in Chile to better understand how major earthquakes cluster
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Why Do Great Earthquakes Follow Each Other at Subduction Zones?

by Terri Cook 31 March 201716 March 2022

A decade of continuous GPS measurements in South America indicates that enhanced strain accumulation following a great earthquake can initiate failure along adjacent fault segments.

Researchers trace boron in fluids released by subducting slabs to assess how tectonic plates and ocean waters interact at subduction zones.
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Fingerprinting the Source of Fore-Arc Fluids

by Terri Cook 9 February 20178 February 2023

A new model tracks boron and other tracers in fluids expelled from subducting slabs to help identify the fluids' source regions and migration routes.

Researchers pinpoint differences in fracture energy and rupture mechanisms between deep and shallow earthquakes.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Probing the Source Properties of Deep Earthquakes

by Terri Cook 19 December 201610 March 2022

A global review of earthquake rupture parameters reveals that deep earthquakes have larger fracture energies and may have different rupture mechanisms than shallower seismic events.

A building torn in two in Concepción, Chile, following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in 2010.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Understanding Tectonic Processes Following Great Earthquakes

by S. Witman 2 December 20165 October 2022

Scientists parse out the processes underlying tectonic signals detected by GPS networks.

Models show Hong Kong may be at greater tsunami risk than previously thought.
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Hong Kong, Macau at Greater Tsunami Risk Than We Thought

by W. Yan 19 October 201614 April 2022

Researchers assess tsunami risk in the South China Sea based on models of seismic slip along the Manila megathrust.

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Seismological Models Are Biased, but Scientists Have a Solution

Shannon Hall by S. Hall 26 September 201629 September 2016

Many seismic wave models are based on an erroneous assumption about the Earth's interior. A new technique corrects this by eliminating false signals produced by models.

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