Understanding Earthquake Duration: Why It’s Not Published and How It Varies

2023-11-14 18:16:53 13:16 WHY IS THE DURATION OF EARTHQUAKES NOT PUBLISHED? Earthquakes have a duration of energy propagation in the seismic source, or hypocenter. However, once the waves leave the source, having different speeds, they distance themselves from each other. For this reason, the perception of the duration of an earthquake will vary from one … Read more

The Tectonic Landscape of Chile: Exploring the Dynamic Interplay of South American, Nazca, and Antarctic Plates

2023-11-02 16:37:00 11:37 Tectonics of Chile: Chile is located mostly on the South American plate, which to the west is in contact with the Nazca plate, up to the Taitao peninsula, and with the Antarctic plate from the latter point to the western mouth of the Strait of Magellan. These plates converge at a speed … Read more

Why Earthquake Durations Are Not Published: Understanding Variations in Perception and Energy Propagation

2023-10-04 14:31:15 12:32 WHY IS THE DURATION OF EARTHQUAKES NOT PUBLISHED? Earthquakes have a duration of energy propagation in the seismic source, or hypocenter. However, once the waves leave the source, having different speeds, they distance themselves from each other. For this reason, the perception of the duration of an earthquake will vary from one … Read more