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Anaseismic
Anaseismic An`a*seis"mic, a. [Cf. Gr. ? a shaking up and down.] Moving up and down; -- said of earthquake shocks.

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- In geology, aseismic creep or fault creep is measurable surface displacement along a fault in the absence of notable earthquakes. Aseismic creep may also...
- is the cause of most earthquakes. Faults may also displace slowly, by aseismic creep. A fault plane is the plane that represents the fracture surface...
- rest of the central section of the fault exhibits a phenomenon called aseismic creep, where the fault slips continuously without causing earthquakes....
- military use, paper manufacture, and tourism. The gulf is considered aseismic; however, mild tremors have been recorded throughout history (usually 5...
- Grande Rise, also called the Rio Grande Elevation or Bromley Plateau, is an aseismic ocean ridge in the southern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil. Together...
- The ocean-floor of the Indian Ocean is divided by spreading ridges and crisscrossed by aseismic structures...
- fault plane. The sides of a fault move past each other smoothly and aseismically only if there are no irregularities or asperities along the fault surface...
- Earthquake-resistant or aseismic structures are designed to protect buildings to some or greater extent from earthquakes. While no structure can be entirely...
- 5°00′N 86°00′W / 5.0°N 86.0°W / 5.0; -86.0 The Cocos Ridge is an aseismic ridge within the Cocos plate that runs northeastwards from just north of the...
- San Francisco, the central SAF segment near San Juan Bautista is where aseismic creep was first studied, and to the south is where the recurring Parkfield...