Tag: Geophysics and Sensor Technology

Stopping phases mark abrupt arrest in large strike-slip earthquakes
What the study found Large strike-slip earthquakes can show a stopping phase, meaning a pattern in near-field ground motion that marks abrupt rupture arrest. In this study, a transient overshoot in fault-parallel ground surface displacement was identified as a robust sign of rupture stopping. Why the authors say this matters The authors conclude that these…

