earthquakes
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These shorter faults are not usually included in national earthquake hazard calculations because they are considered too small to produce very large earthquakes.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Researchers later determined that the remaining ice was still grounded during the 2022 austral spring based on earthquakes detected beneath the glacier.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
During these missions, scientists placed ocean bottom seismometers, instruments designed to detect earthquakes directly on the seafloor, along two parts of the Gofar fault.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
What makes this fault especially unusual is that its larger earthquakes keep starting and stopping in nearly the same locations.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
Had he obtained a copy, he would have been disappointed, as its subject is earthquakes, not Copernicanism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
