"The same physical process will take place in both cases — the explosive spring of the bent plates will release in the same ...

There are a number of ways to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. Most scales are based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded on seismometers. These scales account for the distance between ...

Citation: The hidden mechanics of earthquake ignition: How slow, silent stress release is prelude and trigger for seismic activity (2025, January 8) retrieved 4 February 2025 from https://phys.org ...