Supershear earthquake
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title:
Supershear earthquake
text:
In seismology, a supershear earthquake is an earthquake in which the propagation of the rupture along the fault surface occurs at speeds in excess of the seismic shear wave (S-wave) velocity. This causes an effect analogous to a sonic boom.
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Earthquake in which the rupture propagation speeds are greater than the shear wave speed
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supershear_earthquake
date created:
2008-06-12T16:46:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T14:25:30Z
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