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11.7 How do earthquakes relate to rock deformation?

Map showing location of aftershocks along a fault after a major earthquake.

Fig 11.32

Plot of aftershocks along a fault system in Alaska. Aftershocks may stay in the mainshock region, or may transfer to adjoining faults as stresses change and adjust.