Predicting if the worst earthquake has passed

被引:8
作者
Brodsky, Emily E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
关键词
FORESHOCKS;
D O I
10.1038/d41586-019-02972-z
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
When a big earthquake occurs, it is hard to tell if it will be followed by a larger quake or by only smaller ones. A method has been developed that aims to distinguish between these scenarios while events are still unfolding.
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页码:185 / 186
页数:3
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