Stress buildup precedes large Sumatra earthquakes
STRESS BUILDUP PRECEDES LARGE SUMATRA QUAKES (GEOLOGY & PLANETARY
SCIENCE)
The island of Sumatra, Indonesia, has shaken many times with
powerful earthquakes since the one that wrought the infamous 2004
Indian Ocean tsunami. Now, scientists from the California Institute
of Technology and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences are
harnessing information from these and earlier quakes to determine
where the next ones will likely occur, and how big they will be.
Details: http://mr.caltech.edu/media/Press_Releases/PR13151.html