aseismic
Americanadjective
adjective
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denoting a region free of earthquakes
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(not in technical use) denoting a region free of all but a few small earthquakes
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(of buildings, etc) designed to withstand earthquakes
Etymology
Origin of aseismic
Example Sentences
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Fluid injection first reactivates the fault patches through slow, aseismic slip and causing only few and small seismic events, followed by a progressive localization ultimately leading to large induced events.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024
This movement, known as an aseismic slip, may be a potential pathway toward predicting damaging quakes before they happen, the researchers say.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 20, 2023
It does mean that aseismic creep could produce higher magnitude earthquakes than previously thought — and the new information will help seismologists tweak their hazard assessments.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2022
These boundaries form aseismic fracture zones, filled with earthquake-free transform faults, to accommodate different rates of spreading occurring at the ridge.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
So, says Heaton, “they thought it was aseismic, just creeping.”
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2015
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