These so-called "slow slip events" are common at subduction zone faults -- where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate and dives beneath it. They also occur on continents along strike-slip faults like California's San Andreas, where two plates move horizontally in opposite directions. Occurring close to the surface, in the upper 3-5 kilometers (km) of the fault, this slow, silent movement is referred to as "creep events."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130603142313.htm
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Occurring close to the surface, in the upper 3-5 kilometers (km) of the fault, this slow, silent movement is referred to as "creep events."
Creepy!
Little bit puzzled by the accompanying map where it shows the Hayward Fault as a Type A: Continuous Creep zone. I thought the Hayward Fault was pretty much locked up. Hence the predication of a soon to very soon 6.5 earthquake occurring along that fault line.
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