Earthquake 'whiplash' seen in large seismic events for the first time
Newly observed negative-phase waveforms in earthquake data have alerted scientists to a previously unrecognized feature of the "big ones" to do with tectonic plates slipping by each other: they create a kind of geological 'whiplash' that happens when a rupturing fault movement abruptly stops.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Kyoto University, Earthquake, nature, Geology, Disasters
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