In rare and sometimes highly destructive cases, faults rupture faster than the seismic waves generated can travel. A global investigation of earthquake rupture speeds reveals that these events occur much more frequently than previously thought.
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Okuwaki, R. Chasing supershear earthquakes. Nat. Geosci. 15, 863–864 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01054-6
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