All articles tagged with #earthquake modeling
A study using laboratory-created mini-earthquakes found that only about 10% of an earthquake's energy causes shaking, while the majority (68-98%) converts into heat, providing new insights into earthquake physics and potential improvements in hazard prediction.
Recent research shows that the next major earthquake on California's San Andreas fault may not follow historical patterns, as exemplified by a surprising long rupture in Myanmar's similar fault, indicating that earthquakes can behave unpredictably and vary significantly in size and scope.
A study comparing the Myanmar earthquake to potential scenarios on California's San Andreas fault suggests that future mega-earthquakes may not replicate past events exactly, with possibilities ranging from smaller, segmented quakes to a larger, more destructive rupture, emphasizing the unpredictability and complexity of seismic activity.
Scientists have used sediment cores and the Delft3D-FLOW model to test various earthquake models of the 1700 Cascadia event, finding that the earthquake likely caused at least 0.8 meters of subsidence and about 12 meters of fault slip. This study provides new constraints on the earthquake's size and offers insights into using tsunami deposit mapping and sediment transport models to better understand past and future seismic events.