Mystery solved about dangerous ‘blind’ faults
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 15:14
in Earth & Climate
Over the years, unusually powerful shaking born from faults buried several miles deep in Earth's crust has brought cities from California to Japan to their knees, without explanation. Until now.
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