Scarce ‘Boomerang’ Earthquake Tracked by Researchers in the Ocean for the First Time – Sprout Wired

Reconstructed picture of the fracture zone. Credit: Hicks et al.
Researchers observed a boomerang earthquake alongside Atlantic Ocean fault line, giving clues about how they could trigger devastation on land.
Earthquakes arise when rocks out of the blue break on a fault a boundary among two blocks or plates. Throughout significant earthquakes, the breaking of rock can unfold down the fault line. Now, an worldwide crew of scientists have recorded a boomerang earthquake, where by the rupture to …

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