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An aerial view of the Mackenzie Mountains
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Resolving a Cordilleran Conundrum

by Terri Cook 15 March 201927 October 2021

A novel geophysical technique documents the existence of a “missing” fault, along which major displacement could have occurred during the Cretaceous on North America’s northwest margin.

A view of Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupting and flowing into the ocean
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Magnetic Anomalies on the Pacific Plate Reveal True Polar Wander

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 11 March 201920 December 2021

A new study rebuffs the standard approach to paleomagnetism and offers an updated methodology and new locations of paleomagnetic poles.

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

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.
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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.

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Tracking Deep-Earth Processes from Rapid Topographic Changes

by T. Schildgen 23 February 201818 April 2022

Rapid elevation-rise in Turkey, tracked by marine sediments that now sit at 1.5 km in elevation, is linked to deep-Earth processes that can explain short-lived, extreme rates of topographic change.

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The Many Magmatic Modifications to the African Continent

by J. Geissman 9 January 20185 October 2022

How the very slow moving African Continent, with a lithosphere of quite varied age elements and thickness, has responded to ongoing asthenospheric modification.

Researchers examine how earthquakes release stress in freshly formed sections of seafloor
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Seafloor Activity Sheds Light on Plate Tectonics

by S. Witman 27 October 20178 March 2022

Scientists in Japan study stress released by oceanic earthquakes in newborn sections of seafloor.

A new study uses mathematical modeling to understand the movement of Earth’s crust
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Measuring Earth’s Elasticity

by E. Underwood 2 October 20178 July 2024

A new study illuminates how crustal rocks break and stretch.

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.

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