Ruptures from 'silent' earthquakes deep in Earth's crust can heal themselves within hours

Researchers re-created the conditions deep inside the Cascadia subduction zone and found that fractured rocks can repair themselves during, or just hours after, slow-motion earthquakes.

Ruptures from 'silent' earthquakes deep in Earth's crust can heal themselves within hours
Researchers re-created the conditions deep inside the Cascadia subduction zone and found that fractured rocks can repair themselves during, or just hours after, slow-motion earthquakes.

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