Risk of Future Earthquakes in Haiti? (IMAGE)
Caption
Scientists at the University of Miami have analyzed images based on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) observations taken before and just after Haiti's earthquake, on Jan. 12. The images obtained from Japan's ALOS satellite were made available to the scientific community through the European Space Agency (ESA) and GEO, the Group of Earth Observations. According to the new data, the images confirm that only the western half of the fault segment ruptured in the current earthquake. Scientists are analyzing the evidence to try to understand the possibility of another major quake hitting Port au Prince in the near future.
Credit
Group on Earth Observations, JAXA, UM Rosenstiel School
Usage Restrictions
None
License
Licensed content