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At subduction zones, feeding a complicated plate means you get complicated earthquake behaviour out

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Chris Rowan

What drives the occurrence of slow-slip events on subduction zones: “earthquakes”: that involve strain release over days and weeks rather than seconds? A new paper…doesn’t really answer that question, but it shows why it’s so complicated to answer. The study uses … Continue reading →