tectonic earthquake

The topic tectonic earthquake is discussed in the following articles:

theory of occurrence

  • TITLE: earthquake (geology)
    SECTION: Tectonics
    Tectonic earthquakes are explained by the so-called elastic rebound theory, formulated by the American geologist Harry Fielding Reid after the San Andreas Fault ruptured in 1906, generating the great San Francisco earthquake. According to the theory, a tectonic earthquake occurs when strains in rock masses have accumulated to a point where the resulting stresses exceed the strength of the...