Earthquake and Slow Slip Map (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Earthquake and Slow Slip Map

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The 7.8 magnitude Kaik?ura earthquake (marked by a red star) triggered a slow slip event (marked by red area) on New Zealand's North Island. The slow slip spanned an area comparable to the state of New Jersey. Both events occurred along a subduction zone, an area where a tectonic plate dives or "subducts" beneath an adjacent tectonic plate. This type of fault is responsible for causing some of the world's most powerful earthquakes.

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The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences

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