Hi
I'm a student of geology and I have questions relating to p waves. eg. when
the Landers quake triggered the Big Bear quake (taking approx. 3 hours to
do so), wouldn't this have been due to the p waves? Or was it the change in
the overall points of pressure that triggered it?
Can p waves do this? And, if so, would it be because the ions which make up
the basic structure of the rock are given a boost of energy from the p
wave? Perhaps giving them the ability, for a time, to be as the mantle -
solid but liquid like.
Just wondering if anyone knew.
Mary
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