Discovery Of Hidden Faults Sheds Light On Mystery Of ‘Slow Earthquakes’
Source: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC2508/S00033/discovery-of-hidden-faults-sheds-light-on-mystery-of-slow-earthquakes.htm Scientists have discovered hidden fault systems off New Zealand’s east coast that help explain the mystery of “slow earthquakes.” The new study, published in Science Advances, found that shallow geological features known as polygonal fault systems (PFSs) play a key role in the northern Hikurangi subduction zone, where the Pacific Plate slips beneath […]