Turbidites record ground motion in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. Recent events are now revealing how turbidites record earthquakes, but turbidites are triggered in many ways, and testing if ancient turbidites are earthquake-triggered remains challenging.
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Talling, P.J. Fidelity of turbidites as earthquake records. Nat. Geosci. 14, 113–116 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00707-2
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