Tide-Triggered Tremors Give Clues for Earthquake Prediction

Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 12:31 in Earth & Climate

The triggering of small, deep earthquakes along California's San Andreas Fault reveals depth-dependent frictional behavior that may provide insight into patterns signaling when a major quake could be on the horizon, according to a paper released this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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