How the moon and big tides could be a trigger for big earthquakes
Saturday, September 24, 2016 - 16:01
in Earth & Climate
It’s one of the most enduring mysteries in earthquake science: Why do small earthquakes stay small, while others grow into monsters? A group of researchers offered a partial, but tantalizing answer this month: The moon and big tides. How does this work? The scientists zeroed in on times of high...