GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Description. Elastic rebound is what happens to the crustal material on either side of a fault during an earthquake. The idea is that a fault is stuck until the strain accumulated in the rock on either side of the fault has overcome the friction making it stick.

Detailed explanation-2: -If a stretched rubber band is broken or cut, elastic energy stored in the rubber band during the stretching will suddenly be released. Similarly, the crust of the earth can gradually store elastic stress that is released suddenly during an earthquake.

Detailed explanation-3: -In subduction zones, top plates bend and store elastic energy due to friction. The activity at these zones is known for producing earthquakes that cause tsunamis and other natural disasters.

Detailed explanation-4: -He concluded that the quake must have been the result of the elastic rebound of the strain energy stored in the rocks on either side of the fault.