The Coso Volcanic Field in the northern Mojave Desert. Credit: Public domain
Far-flung shakes trigger small quakes
By Alka Tripathy-Lang
December 11, 2020
When large earthquakes of magnitude-7.0 or greater strike anywhere from tens to thousands of miles away, seismic stations around Coso often record an uptick of tinier temblors. To explore possible mechanisms for how large faraway earthquakes can trigger small ones near Coso, researchers examined 13 years of seismic data.
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