Research finds quakes can systematically trigger other ones on opposite side of Earth
August 2, 2018 by Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University
New research shows that a big earthquake can not only cause other quakes, but large ones, and on the opposite side of the Earth.
The findings, published today in Scientific Reports, are an important step toward improved short-term earthquake forecasting and risk assessment.
Scientists at Oregon State University looked at 44 years of seismic data and found clear evidence that tremblors of magnitude 6.5 or larger trigger other quakes of magnitude 5.0 or larger.
Read more at:
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-quakes-systematically-trigger-side-earth.html#jCp
