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How earthquakes stop: Near-fault records uncover overlooked phase
- April 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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While analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed something unexpected: a negative phase in the waveforms, a pattern that did not conform to the existing interpretations of rupture dynamics. Its regular appearance in the records near rupture end points suggested that the team might be seeing something new. The study has been published in Science.
Originally published at Phys.org