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Powerful Earthquakes Can Make Faults Violently Snap Open And Shut
The dramatic terrain – the join between two tectonic plates It is a common trope in disaster movies: an earthquake strikes, causing the ground to rip open and swallow people and cars whole. The gaping earth might make for cinematic … Continue reading
Earthquakes can make thrust faults open violently and snap shut
Engineers and scientists experimentally observe surface twisting in thrust faults that can momentarily rip open the earth’s surface. Geology News — ScienceDaily