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1992 M7.2 Landers, California Earthquake Slip Model

By Earthquake Hazards Program 1992 (approx.)
Slip model with a rainbow color gradient showing the slip over the depth and distance along strike
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Detailed Description

1992 M7.2 Landers, California earthquake slip model

A slip model is a kinematic model that describes the amount, distribution, and timing of slip associated with an earthquake.

Sources/Usage

Image from Wald and Heaton, BSSA, 1994