Experiments reveal a new mechanism that could explain the source of a destructive feature of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake
Monday, May 1, 2017 - 15:32
in Earth & Climate
It is a common trope in disaster movies: an earthquake strikes, causing the ground to rip open and swallow people and cars whole. The gaping earth might make for cinematic drama, but earthquake scientists have long held that it does not happen.