Tag: Ridgecrest
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Deep Earthquake Aftermath: Why Deeper Crust Changes Persist Long After Shaking
New Insights into Post-Seismic Deformation When an earthquake rattles the ground, it often leaves a visible legacy of cracked roads and toppled buildings. But beneath the surface, the story continues. Geologists are increasingly focused on post-seismic deformation—the way the Earth’s crust gradually adjusts to the sudden redistribution of stress after a quake. Recent work from…
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Deeper Crust Takes Longer to Heal After an Earthquake, MIT Study Finds
Overview: What post-seismic deformation reveals about the crust Earthquakes are not a one-and-done event. The initial shaking is followed by a period of post-seismic deformation, a time when the surrounding rocks adjust to the sudden changes in stress caused by fault rupture. In this phase, areas that didn’t fracture still experience stress shifts and adapt,…
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Deep Earth’s Quiet Aftermath: Why Seismic Healing Persists Longer at Mid- crust Depths
Introduction: The Hidden Timeline of Post-Seismic Deformation Earthquakes grab headlines with dramatic ruptures and surface destruction, but the story of how the Earth settles after a quake runs much deeper. Post-seismic deformation refers to the slow adjustment of rocks around an earthquake as new stresses redistribute after the initial rupture. While society tends to focus…