Copyright Information: All images are in the public domain and available for free. If you use this image, credit NOAA/NGDC, Dr. Edward Berg, SOEST, University of Hawaii. |
Southeast corner of 4th Street and Locust Street, looking down 4th Street, during 1966. Note the bend in the curb. Image Credit: Dr. Edward Berg. SOEST, University of Hawaii Seismic creep is the constant or periodic movement on a fault as contrasted with the sudden rupture associated with an earthquake. It is a usually slow deformation of rock resulting from constant stress being applied over a period of time. Sometimes aseismic slip is observed at the ground surface along a ruptured fault that has produced a substantial earthquake. Examples are from the Hollister and Hayward, California, region. Several of the slides are split images of a location, comparing fault movement over the years. |
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