Deep within an active fault zone,the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth will measure changes in rock properties before,during and after earthquakes.Linked with other measurements at the Earth's surface,these direct observations will,for the first time,monitor how an active fault and the surrounding environment respond to local and regional changes in stress.This combination of measurements,recorded over the next decade,will provide important new insights on how earthquakes form and how they rupture.
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