high water should inhibit strike-slip quakes
Posted by John Vidale on April 18, 2008 at 17:32:05:

increasing the load on the surface will clamp strike-slip faults.

maybe Nano is thinking of the water percolating down and lubricating the faults, which is not something easy to model.

Follow Ups:
     ● Re: high water should inhibit strike-slip quakes - heartland chris  08:03:32 - 4/19/2008  (73703)  (2)
        ● clamping - John Vidale  19:48:39 - 4/19/2008  (73708)  (0)
        ● Re: high water should inhibit strike-slip quakes - Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande  08:22:46 - 4/19/2008  (73704)  (0)
     ● Re: high water should inhibit strike-slip quakes - Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande  07:01:45 - 4/19/2008  (73701)  (1)
        ● fluids and triggering - John Vidale  07:08:58 - 4/19/2008  (73702)  (1)
           ● Re: fluids and triggering - Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande  08:30:37 - 4/19/2008  (73705)  (2)
              ● gravity and loading - John Vidale  19:52:57 - 4/19/2008  (73709)  (1)
                 ● Re: gravity and loading - Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande  05:41:49 - 4/20/2008  (73710)  (0)
              ● Re: fluids and triggering - heartland chris  11:44:40 - 4/19/2008  (73707)  (1)
                 ● Re: fluids and triggering - Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande  05:58:41 - 4/20/2008  (73711)  (0)