Elastic Rebound

Deformation of Rocks
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
Why study rock deformation?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.1 What do deformed rocks look like?
11.2 How are resources related to geologic structures?
11.2 How are resources related to geologic structures?
11.2 How are resources related to geologic structures?
11.2 How are resources related to geologic structures?
11.3 Why do rocks deform?
11.3 Why do rocks deform?
11.3 Why do rocks deform?
11.3 Why do rocks deform?
11.3 Why do rocks deform?
11.4 How do we know ... why some rocks break and others flow?
11.4 How do we know ... why some rocks break and others flow?
11.4 How do we know ... why some rocks break and others flow?
11.4 How do we know ... why some rocks break and others flow?
11.4 How do we know ... why some rocks break and others flow?
11.4 How do we know ... why some rocks break and others flow?
11.4 How do we know ... why some rocks break and others flow?
11.5 How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?
11.5 How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?
11.5 How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?
11.5 How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?
11.5 How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?
11.5 How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?
11.5 How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?
11.5 How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?
11.5 How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?
11.6 How does strength vary in the lithosphere?
11.6 How does strength vary in the lithosphere?
11.6 How does strength vary in the lithosphere?
11.7 How do earthquakes relate to rock deformation?
11.7 How do earthquakes relate to rock deformation?
11.7 How do earthquakes relate to rock deformation?
11.7 How do earthquakes relate to rock deformation?
Elastic Rebound
11.7 How do earthquakes relate to rock deformation?
11.7 How do earthquakes relate to rock deformation?
11.7 How do earthquakes relate to rock deformation?
11.8 How are earthquakes measured?
11.8 How are earthquakes measured?
11.8 How are earthquakes measured?
11.8 How are earthquakes measured?
11.8 How are earthquakes measured?
11.8 How are earthquakes measured?
11.8 How are earthquakes measured?
11.8 How are earthquakes measured?
11.8 How are earthquakes measured?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?
11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?

Text and Images from Slide

cross section of earthquake on a fault.

Fig 11.31

Elastic rebound along the Hayward fault in California.

Elastic rebound is a "bend-bend, break, snap-back" perspective.

However, it is not possible to know how much bend a given interval can take.

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