A slow earthquake sequence on the San Andreas fault

A slow earthquake sequence on the San Andreas fault

In Dec 1992, two borehole strainmeters close to the San Andreas fault in California recorded a slow strain event of about a week in duration. The strain changes were produced by a slow earthquake sequence with complexity similar to that of regular earthquakes.

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Published in:Nature (London) Vol. 383; no. 6595; pp. 65 - 68
Main Authors: Linde, Alan T, Gladwin, Michael T, Johnston, Malcolm J. S, Gwyther, Ross L, Bilham, Roger G
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing 05-09-1996
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:
Boreholes
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Earthquakes
Earthquakes, seismology
Exact sciences and technology
Internal geophysics
Seismic activity
Seismology
Tectonics. Structural geology. Plate tectonics
United States
North America
California
San Andreas Fault
United States > US
San Andreas Fault
nucleation
near-field environment
fault displacements
deformation
drilling
magnitude
earthquakes
rupture
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Summary:In Dec 1992, two borehole strainmeters close to the San Andreas fault in California recorded a slow strain event of about a week in duration. The strain changes were produced by a slow earthquake sequence with complexity similar to that of regular earthquakes.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/383065a0