Instructional Video
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Subduction Zone: Simplified Model of Elastic Rebound

9th - 10th
Understand how energy disperses during an earthquake. This brief video will illustrate the theory of elastic rebound. [:25]
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Elastic Rebound on High Friction Strike Slip Fault

9th - 10th
Animation shows the buildup of stress along the margin of two stuck plates that are trying to slide past one another deforming rock. [33]
Instructional Video
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Earthquake Machine: Graphing Time vs. Distance

9th - 10th
This animation shows the change in distance over time as the Earthquake Machine overcomes friction and jumps during an "earthquake". [0:24]
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Earthquake Machine: Graphing Time vs. Strain

9th - 10th
Animation illustrates the buildup and release of strain in locked and slow slip zones. [0:28]