The aftershocks have been subsiding in intensity and striking less often, an analysis of seismological data shows.
But since an initial cluster of magnitude 5 and above quakes that struck in the hours following the 7.1 temblor, the aftershocks have been subsiding in intensity and striking less often, an analysis of seismological data shows.
One possible reason: The quakes are occurring in an area of Earth’s crust that is relatively warm. Aftershock sequences in these areas can be particularly intense but also fade more quickly — as has been seen in relatively hotter rock in the Imperial Valley.
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