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Big quakes no more likely than in past: studyWashington (AFP) Dec 19, 2011 Massive earthquakes are no more likely today than they were a century ago, despite an apparent rise of the devastating temblors in recent years, US researchers said on Monday. The deadly 9.0 earthquake this year in Japan, an 8.8 quake in Chile last year and the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake that registered 9.0 on the moment magnitude scale have raised alarm in some science and media circles that such events may be linked. But researchers at the University of California went back over the world ... read more |
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 Scripps researchers discover new force driving Earth's tectonic plates Bringing fresh insight into long-standing debates about how powerful geological forces shape the planet, from earthquake ruptures to mountain formations, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanog ... more | .. |
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Scientists describe 'yo-yo' Earth movement Australian researchers, with European colleagues, have confirmed a formerly purely theoretical geologic phenomenon and have given it a name - yo-yo subduction. ... more |
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