Fault curvature may control where big quakes occur

Fault curvature may control where big quakes occur 11/30/2016 08:38 AM EST Major earthquakes--magnitude 8.5 and stronger--occur where faults are mostly flat, say University of Oregon and French geologists. Curvier faults, they report in the journal Science, are less likely to experience earthquakes exceeding that strength. Full story at http://around.uoregon.edu/content/flat-faults-cascadia-spark-giant-quakes-says-uo-team Source University of Oregon This is an NSF News From the Field item. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages.   Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact NSF   Follow NSF:  This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111