Early Warning Systems Underestimate Magnitude Of Large Earthquakes

Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 09:30 in Earth & Climate

Scientists seek to create reliable early warning systems that accurately estimate the magnitude of an earthquake within the first seconds of rupture. Scientists looked at the idea that an earthquake's final size can be determined during its initiation, rather than something that only becomes apparent at the end of the rupture.

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