An exponential build-up in seismic energy suggests a months-long nucleation of slow slip in Cascadia

Using machine learning algorithms, the authors here identify slow slip precursors in the Cascadia subduction zone to last for months - which in turn argues for a much better predictability of slow slip rupture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Claudia Hulbert, Bertrand Rouet-Leduc, Romain Jolivet, Paul A. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17754-9