Aseismic slip as a barrier to earthquake propagation

A research team made up of scientists from the U.S., Peru and France report on their analysis of GPS data from the 2007 Pisco quake in Peru. They found, in part, that 50 percent of the postseismic slippage is aseismic -- movement along a fault that occurs without any accompanying seismic waves.

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