Sentences with phrase «slow earthquake areas»

They found that slow earthquake areas and the ultra-slow-velocity layers cluster together, and that regions of non-volcanic tremors are adjacent to those clusters.

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So far, scientists believe that larger earthquakes are unlikely to occur following tremors or earthquakes below a Richter scale of 2 that are caused by small vibrations or slow fault movements such as those observed in the area of Parkfield along the San Andreas Fault in California, USA.

The 7.8 magnitude Kaik?ura earthquake (marked by a red star) triggered a slow slip event (marked by red area) on New Zealand's North Island.

For instance, after the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake, home sales slowed and values plateaued or declined in areas near the earthquake, even in cases where there was no physical damage to the home.