Thermal runaway mechanism can ramp up magnitude of certain earthquakes

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Sep 30, 2025, 12:12 pm166 pts
In July 2024, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Calama, Chile, damaging buildings and causing power outages. The country has endured violent earthquakes, including the most powerful recorded in history: a 9.5-magnitude "megathrust" event that struck central Chile in 1960, causing a tsunami and killing between…

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