04-19-2016, 09:51 AM
A M 7.0 shallow strike-slip quake would usually break to the surface.
There is an interesting comment on far field triggering:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/americas/e...index.html
"Usually we don't think earthquake are connected across the ocean," Caruso said, but there's ongoing research in "remote triggering," the idea that a big quake can cause another quake a long distance away.
The distance between Japan and Ecuador: 15,445 kilometers, or about 9,590 miles.
A M 7.0 shallow strike-slip quake would usually break to the surface.
Brian, send me an email about what is up with you. Interesting quakes, and Earthwaves just is not interesting without some back-and-forth.
Chris
There is an interesting comment on far field triggering:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/americas/e...index.html
"Usually we don't think earthquake are connected across the ocean," Caruso said, but there's ongoing research in "remote triggering," the idea that a big quake can cause another quake a long distance away.
The distance between Japan and Ecuador: 15,445 kilometers, or about 9,590 miles.
A M 7.0 shallow strike-slip quake would usually break to the surface.
Brian, send me an email about what is up with you. Interesting quakes, and Earthwaves just is not interesting without some back-and-forth.
Chris