Instructional Video

Iris: Focal Mechanisms Explained

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Focal mechanisms are based on the direction of the first arriving P wave. This animation walks the viewer through steps to understand how scientists know what kind of fault motion occurred deep underground. [6:35]

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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)