'Fossil earthquakes' abundant

Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 15:42 in Earth & Climate

Rocks formed only under the extreme heat and friction during earthquakes, called pseudotachylytes, may be more abundant than previously reported, according to new research focused on eight faults found in the Sierra Nevada. The research appears in the February issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America...

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