Thursday, May 05, 2016

We Finally Know Why DC Had an Earthquake in 2011

We Finally Know Why DC Had an Earthquake in 2011:

But now, geologists have figured out a likely mechanism for the 2011 shakeup, which registered a 5.8 on the Richter scale. And if they’re correct, it’ll mean more seismic events in the future. Basically, chunks of the North Atlantic plate are peeling off the bottom, sinking deep into the Earth and creating instabilities in the upper crust.

Via io9

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