Undersea Faults Make Caribbean Quakes Hard to Study
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 15:35
in Earth & Climate
Yesterday's earthquake is not unexpected, which increases the tragedy, says geoscientists Michele Cooke. A challenge in assessing Caribben earthquake hazards is that most of the tectonic plate is below sea level and "we can only access the active faults where they are exposed on the islands."
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