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Release of the new IRIS mars-event Service for Accessing the Seismic Event Catalog from the InSight Mission to Mars

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To explode or not to explode: Earthquakes may hold the answer

To explode or not to explode: Earthquakes may hold the answer

 Those who monitor volcanoes often worry about whether impending eruptions will be explosive or not. The orientation of slip during earthquakes preceding volcanic activity may prove telling....
Bends in Caribbean transform fault requires rethinking simple models

Bends in Caribbean transform fault requires rethinking simple models

 Distinct seismic signals from the 2020 M7.7 earthquake on the Oriente fault in the Caribbean lead researchers to model more complex fault geometry in effort to better understand this event....
Is Salt Lake City at Increased Risk of Earthquake‐induced Building Damage?

Is Salt Lake City at Increased Risk of Earthquake‐induced Building Damage?

 A new study by Boise State University and colleagues indicates that ground deformation may be the result of active faults beneath the city’s downtown, and that ground displacement from underlying fa...
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