Sentences with phrase «for larger quakes»

This regularity could shed light on the workings of tectonic plate boundaries called subduction zones, and it might even turn out to herald a season of heightened risk for larger quakes.

Estimating magnitude for larger quakes also takes more time, because the rupture of the fault lasts perhaps several seconds longer — a significant chunk of time when it comes to EEW.

Although there is evidence that the ground motions induced by major temblors trigger small quakes thousands of kilometres away, there's no sign that such triggering occurs for large quakes, he adds.

Not exact matches

He pointed to induced quakes of magnitude 4 or larger in the past year in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Ohio, but said much of this happened too late for the research council to include in its study.»

Because scientists have evidence in the prehistoric record of quakes that large in the Texas - Oklahoma region, the USGS's new maps include a low - probability chance for that possibility.

This long period of «afterslip» compares to just a year of afterslip for a similar magnitude quake in Napa, California in 2014, demonstrating large variation in fault behavior after earthquakes.

For locations far from a large quake's origin, waiting for clear signs of risk before sending an alert may mean waiting too long for people to be able to take protective actiFor locations far from a large quake's origin, waiting for clear signs of risk before sending an alert may mean waiting too long for people to be able to take protective actifor clear signs of risk before sending an alert may mean waiting too long for people to be able to take protective actifor people to be able to take protective action.

Unfortunately for the people of Japan, what is beyond doubt is that large quakes can cluster locally: aftershocks are common in the wake of a large quake, and occasionally they can be as large as the primary shock.

The earthquake — estimated at magnitude 9.0 on the Richter scale — occurred in a total area much smaller than previous large earthquakes, such as the 8.8 Chilean earthquake last year, arguing that the slippage was much greater for the Japan quake, one of the four most powerful earthquakes on record.

The mapped surface rupture was unusually large for a moderate quake, extending nearly eight miles from Cuttings Wharf in the south to just west of Alston Park in the north.

The Quake - Catcher Network (QCN) is a collaborative initiative for developing the world's largest, low - cost strong - motion seismic network by utilizing sensors in and attached to Internet - connected computers.

A 1988 study of other quake - prone Italian regions found, for example, that about half of large quakes were preceded by weaker foreshocks.

For example, no one expected that the section of fault that ruptured to cause Japan's horrific 9.1 - magnitude Tohoku quake in March 2011 could result in a quake that large.

This longer - period shaking was responsible for the collapse of taller structures in Kathmandu, such as the Dharahara Tower, a 60 - meter - high tower that survived larger earthquakes in 1833 and 1934 but collapsed completely during the Gorkha quake.

Knowing whether small quakes are foreshocks for a larger temblor is impossible, according to seismologists.

And that means higher risk for long bridges and skyscrapers, which are more vulnerable to the long - period seismic waves released by very large quakes, Field says.

«I think it's a wake - up call,» says Ned Field, a seismologist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado, who leads California's seismic hazard modeling team and recently upgraded the likelihood of a large quake in the state to account for the phenomenon.

For years, scientists have wondered if certain surface features are the result of plate tectonics, which, if true, would make Europa the only known place in the Solar System other than Earth to experience large, subduction - driven quakes.

This may not be a concern for minor quakes, but larger ones can destroy buildings and the personal property you have within.

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On the west coast a large quake could slow food and fuel delivery to a city for weeks due to road / rail / pipeline failures.

The secondary effects of all of the above are very likely to bring on the biggest Earth quakes and largest volcanic eruptions observed for 200 years, the trends of these events have been rising since the early 1990s.

This may not be a concern for minor quakes, but larger ones can destroy buildings and the personal property you have within.

However, there is evidence that a large quake of at least a 7.5 magnitude struck this area hundreds of years ago, so it is something for residents to keep in mind.

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