Complex rupture dynamics of the extremely shallow August 2020 M5.1 Sparta, North Carolina earthquake

Abstract On August 9, 2020, an M w 5.1 earthquake ruptured the uppermost crust near the town of Sparta, North Carolina, creating the first co-seismic faulting surface rupture documented in the Eastern United States. Combining deep learning and matched filter earthquake detection, with differential-t...

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Main Authors: Miguel Neves, Lindsay Y. Chuang, Wei Li, Zhigang Peng, Paula M. Figueiredo, Sidao Ni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01316-8

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