Open AccessElastic and non-elastic surface deformation in New Zealand
Author(s) -
G. J. Lensen
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.3.4.131-142
Subject(s) - deformation (meteorology) , aftershock , geology , seismology , surface (topology) , geometry , mathematics , oceanography
Over the last decade it has become evident that not all surface deformation takes place during earthquakes. Deformation associated with earthquakes and their aftershocks appears to be non-elastic in nature, while in between earthquakes deformation appears to be elastic.