05-03-2015, 10:40 AM
And a news article:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/02/us/michiga...index.html
The focal mechanism (in the USGS link) is strike-slip with ENE-WSW shortening. The maximum principle (principal?) stress axis is generally ENE-WSW in eastern USA, although I think the Virginia quake a few years ago was not consistent with that.
Chris
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/02/us/michiga...index.html
The focal mechanism (in the USGS link) is strike-slip with ENE-WSW shortening. The maximum principle (principal?) stress axis is generally ENE-WSW in eastern USA, although I think the Virginia quake a few years ago was not consistent with that.
Chris