extrapolate
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Instead, the moonquakes’ b-value seems to resemble that of intraplate quakes, suggesting a deeper origin, Turner says.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 20, 2024
The tremors, which occurred around five miles underground, are considered an intraplate quake; there are no tectonic faults nearby.
From Washington Times • Dec. 17, 2022
The vast majority of earthquakes occur along plate boundaries, like along California’s San Andreas fault, though intraplate earthquakes do sometimes occur.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
She said she expects this earthquake could trigger more research about intraplate seismic activity and any lingering effects, but otherwise she called it “not that big a deal.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
Even more unnerving, because they are less well understood and capable of occurring anywhere at any time, are the rarer type of shakings known as intraplate quakes.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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