Increased marine sediment suspension and fluxes following an earthquake
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Direct observations of a seismically induced turbidity flow in the Cariaco basin in Venezuela indicate that the extensive downslope displacement of sediments following an earthquake could be responsible for a large element of the long-term sediment accumulation in this basin. The measured carbon flux for the two-week period during which the earthquake took place was 30 times higher than that observed for the preceding two weeks. It appears that seismically induced turbidites could act as a mechanism for transferring large volumes of carbon first deposited in shallow areas.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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##Earthquake-like behavior of soft gamma-ray repeaters
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The tectonic activity of neutron stars resembles earthquakes, and results in flashes of low energy gamma-rays from soft gamma-ray repeaters and sudden changes in the spin periods of certain pulsars. Both neutron star quakes and earthquakes show power-law energy distributions, positive correlation between time intervals of successive events, and a lack of relationship between intensities and time intervals. These properties and the crustal energy released by starquakes produce soft gamma-ray flashes, support the belief that starquakes power soft gamma-ray repeaters.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Predecessors of the giant 1960 Chile earthquake
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The estimated earthquake's slip in 1960, which occurred on a fault between the Nazca and South American Tectonic plate, equalled 250-350 years' worth of the plate motion and thus the average interval between such earthquakes on this fault should span several centuries. Evidence is presented that such long intervals were indeed typical of the last two millennia.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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