Monday, February 7, 2022

Big data imaging shows rock's big role in channeling earthquakes in Japan

Thanks to 20 years of seismic data processed through one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, scientists have created the first complete, 3D visualization of a mountain-size rock called the Kumano Pluton buried miles beneath the coast of southern Japan. They now see the rock could be acting like a lightning rod for the region's megaquakes, diverting tectonic energy into points along its sides where several of the region's largest earthquakes have happened.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/zO7gj8k

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