Lighting a new way to predict earthquakes: Laboratory model links fault contact area to earthquake occurrences

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Jun 6, 2025, 12:00 pm367 ptsTop
Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault surfaces to the possibility of earthquake occurrences. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, this breakthrough demonstrates the connection between microscopic…

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