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Precursory slip before large earthquakes - signal or noise?

We evaluate a new defense of noisy data used in a 2023 Science paper

Jul 25 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Why are some faults so creepy?

We dive into a new Nature paper that makes a surprising claim about why some faults slide all the time, while others get stuck.

Jun 14 •

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Judith A Hubbard

The great tidal earthquake hypothesis test part IV: Can tides warn us of upcoming large earthquakes?

We re-examine claims of precursory tidal triggering before large earthquakes.

Apr 12 •

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Judith A Hubbard

The great tidal earthquake hypothesis test, part III

Replicating and testing global studies of tidal earthquake triggering

Mar 21 •

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Judith A Hubbard

The great tidal earthquake hypothesis test, part II

Let's review global studies comparing earthquakes to tidal forcing

Mar 7 •

Judith A Hubbard

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The great tidal earthquake hypothesis test, part I

How might tides influence earthquakes?

Feb 27 •

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Judith A Hubbard

One Ring to rule them all? Maybe not!

Introducing the Southeast Asian Ring of Fire

Dec 15, 2023 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Does the crust wobble before some big earthquakes?

We deep-dive a 2020 Nature paper that discovered enormous crustal shifts before Mw9.2 and Mw8.8 megathrust earthquakes

Nov 3, 2023 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Do Earth tides warn of impending large earthquakes?

We deep-dive a new study on possible precursors of dangerous earthquakes

Oct 6, 2023 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Update on apparent GPS detection of earthquake precursors

We generate the same "signal" using only noise from far-field stations

Jul 26, 2023 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Earthquake precursors? Not so fast.

Real, useful, or wishful thinking? Let's deep-dive the paper.

Jul 25, 2023 •

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Judith A Hubbard

New paper suggests earthquakes on the southern San Andreas caused by lake filling - but is the evidence solid?

A study in 2011 came to the opposite conclusion. Let's take a look at the gritty details!

Jun 14, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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