The East Coast earthquake came from a fault that's been asleep for hundreds of millions of years but suddenly reactivated
"As we have tectonic plates move, and stresses kind of moving ... USGS isn't yet able to attribute Friday's quake to any ...
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How little-known fault lines could trigger the next catastrophic earthquake in the US
Over time, movement of tectonic plates along a fault line smashes and shears rocks within a zone that extends roughly 330 feet around the fault, Stein explained. This damage creates a type of rock ...
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What is geothermal energy?
This is great news for countries like Iceland, New Zealand or Indonesia, because they're on the fault lines of tectonic plates, so their power plants provide a constant, renewable and reliable ...
US at risk of devastating earthquake and tsunami from underwater fault
They say this part is potentially the most dangerous section as the fault line is quite smooth. When tectonic plates are ...
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New fault line discovered under New Jersey may explain unusual shaking from April's 4.8 quake
PALISADES, N.Y. — The discovery of a new fault line may explain the unusually ... with relative frequency and are caused by moving tectonic plates, Northeast quakes are leftover from ancient ...
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Why do so many devastating earthquakes happen in Afghanistan?
Earthquakes happen when there is sudden movement along the tectonic plates which make up the Earth's surface. Fractures called fault lines occur where the plates collide. Afghanistan is very prone ...
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Geothermal energy
This is great news for countries like Iceland, New Zealand or Indonesia, because they're on the fault lines of tectonic plates, so their power plants provide a constant, renewable and reliable ...