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An earthquake lasted 32 years, and scientists want to know how – National Geographic – Fior Reports
When an 8.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra in February 1861, it shook the land and kicked up a wall of water that crashed onto nearby…
When an 8.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra in February 1861, it shook the land and kicked up a wall of water that crashed onto nearby banks, killing thousands of people.
Now it seems that the tragic event wasn’t an isolated incident: it actually marked the end of the longest earthquake ever recorded, which crawled underground for a whopping 32 years. Known as the slow slip event, this type of tremor is known to unfold over days, months, or years. But the newly described…
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