How giant earthquakes can form at fault planes where theory says they should not

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Jul 1, 2026, 2:00 pm129 ptsTrending
A research group led by Satoshi Ide from the University of Tokyo has demonstrated that classic earthquake generation theory does not hold in areas where the angle at which a tectonic plate dips under another is sufficiently low. The discovery explains why giant earthquakes can form in such areas, providing a…

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