4 ms·
Looks like it was a strike-slip fault, so a much lower tsunami risk compared to a subduction / dip-slip fault.
by mikeyouse 2mo ago
Looks like it was a strike-slip fault, so a much lower tsunami risk compared to a subduction / dip-slip fault.
- lightedman 2mo agoBeachball (moment tensor) says it's a thrust fault with a ton of lateral movement (aka attempted subduction.) https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tkt2/moment-tensor https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tkt2... eyeballs filled in are pretty much thrust faults and horizontal like that means subduction-possible movement.
- ttul 2mo agoWhat is the moment tensor in this context?
- lightedman 2mo agoThe moment tensor is the graph on my link which describes the forces that cause an earthquake and is used to analyze the fault movement that generates seismic waves