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Bends in Caribbean transform fault requires rethinking simple models - September 29, 2021

Map of Caribbean tectonics. Credit: Public Domain — Map of Caribbean tectonics. Credit: Public Domain

Bends in Caribbean transform fault requires rethinking simple models

By Alka Tripathy-Lang and Wendy Bohon

September 29, 2021

Distinct seismic signals from the 2020 magnitude-7.7 earthquake on the Oriente fault in the Caribbean lead researchers to model more complex fault geometry in effort to better understand this event.

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