Earthquake, aftershocks

Mian Liu; Seth Stein

doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8702-7_204

Earthquake, aftershocks

Mian Liu, Seth Stein

Earth and Planetary Sciences

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Abstract

Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes following the mainshock. They typically occur on or near the rupture plane of the mainshock, resulting from changes of stress and frictional properties of the fault zone caused by the mainshock. The duration of aftershock sequences is typically a few years for earthquakes at plate boundaries, but can last much longer within stable continental interiors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	192-194
Number of pages	3
Journal	Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
Volume	Part 5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8702-7_204
State	Published - Jan 1 2011

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