Daily Archives: March 17, 2008

Seismic Waves

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Seismic Deformation When an earthquake fault ruptures, it causes two types of deformation: static; and dynamic. Static deformation is the permanent displacement of the ground due to the event. The earthquake cycle progresses from a fault that is not under … Continue reading →

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Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The plates consist of an outer layer of the Earth, the lithosphere, which is cool enough to behave as a more or less rigid shell. Occasionally the hot asthenosphere of the Earth finds a weak place in the lithosphere to … Continue reading →