Article
Earthquakes: Caught in the Act
Nature Geoscience
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1463
Disciplines
Abstract
Faults break under the stress of plate tectonic forces, but the processes immediately preceding rupture are enigmatic. Monitoring of a remote oceanic fault that breaks regularly indicates that rupture is controlled by physical properties of the fault zone.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Nature Geoscience, v. 5, p. 307-309
Citation Information
Jochen Braunmiller. "Earthquakes: Caught in the Act" Nature Geoscience Vol. 5 (2012) p. 307 - 309 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jochen-braunmiller/20/