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Scientists Unravel the Mystery Behind Strange Holes Spewing Warm Fluids on the Pacific Ocean Floor
The unusual holes in the ocean didn't reveal an underwater volcano or some hydrothermal vents, but rather something remarkable.
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An earthquake rattled the Cascadia fault 325 years ago. Here’s what we know about the massive quake
January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia subduction zone. Centuries later, the ...
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USF scientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy, aiding future warning system
The Shallow Underwater Buoy for Geodesy (SUBGEO) system is a research partnership between the USF School of Geosciences, the ...
On the Oregon coast? These maps could save your life
Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is ...
Did Earth’s Deepest Earthquake Really Happen? New Research Disputes Record-Breaking Aftershock
A re-examination of the 2015 Bonin Islands earthquake disproved earlier claims of a record-breaking deep aftershock in the ...
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UMich study uncovers the mechanism behind gold deposit formation
Amid Earth’s mobile tectonic plates, subduction zones arise as regions of intense geological activity and concentrate minerals into ore deposits like gold.
The New Zealand Herald25d
Hikurangi Subduction Zone: Scientists building richest picture yet of NZ’s biggest quake-maker
Recent subduction zone cataclysms like the 2011 Tōhoku, Japan, and 2004 Indian Ocean disasters show how it can be suddenly and violently released in “mega-thrust” earthquakes. It’s a ...
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Lori Dengler | Big Cascadia anniversary: What we’ve learned and what we haven’t
Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...