Under pressure

Geologists fear that another large earthquake could soon occur just above or below the area of last month’s magnitude-9.0 quake in Japan. The area is often jolted by earthquakes as the edges of tectonic plates slide against each other.

Geologists fear that another large earthquake could soon occur just above or below the area of last month’s magnitude-9.0 quake in Japan. The area is often jolted by earthquakes as the edges of tectonic plates slide against each other.
SOURCE: U.S.G.S.. The Washington Post. Published on April 11, 2011, 9:50 p.m.
 

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