The largest earthquakes occur where oceanic plates move beneath continents. Obviously, water trapped in the boundary between both plates has a dominant influence on the earthquake rupture process. Analyzing the great Chile earthquake of February, 27th, 2010, a group of scientists from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences and from Liverpool University found that […]
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Great earthquakes, water under pressure, high risk: Research reveals interactions between plate tectonics, fluids and quakes
April 3rd, 2014 
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Earthquake 8.2 mag.strikes off Chile, Tsunami warning ….
April 2nd, 2014 Riffin A powerful earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck off northern Chile Tuesday night, setting off a small tsunami that forced evacuations along the country’s entire Pacific coast and much of Latin America. Chile’s interior minister has confirmed five people are dead after the earthquake, which struck at 8.46pm local time and several others […]
