1. GEOPHYSICS: The Big Dig.
- Author
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J. B.
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EARTHQUAKES , *SEISMOLOGICAL research , *SEISMOLOGY measurements , *SEISMIC event location , *EARTHQUAKE magnitude , *AERIAL photographs , *RADIOMETERS , *EARTHQUAKE hazard analysis - Abstract
The article reports on a study which analyzes the aerial photograph of the Mw 7.6 Kashmir earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005. The authors of the study note that the rupture broke through the surface. The displacement was evident in Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer images of the region that were taken a week after the event. The rupture surface was confined to a strip a few hundred meters wide in which horizontal slip along the faults measured ∼4 m on average. The authors point out that because of the shallow compact of the earthquake, it can cause intense but localized destruction.
- Published
- 2006