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Paul Bodin
April 13, 2021
Deep earthquakes within the Juan de Fuca plate produce few aftershocks
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In the Cascadia subduction zone, medium- and large-sized “intraslab” earthquakes, in which the slip happens within the oceanic plate and below the continental plate, will likely produce only a few detectable aftershocks, according to a new study from the University of Washington and the U.S. Geological Survey.
October 9, 2017
Paul Bodin named interim director of Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
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Paul Bodin, a UW seismologist and manager of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, has been named interim director of the network that monitors earthquakes and volcanoes in Washington and Oregon.