A Magnet for Megaquakes

Here's how a mountain-sized rock just below the coast of southern Japan may have been the source for disastrous earthquakes.

By Donna Sarkar
Mar 7, 2022 10:00 PMMar 7, 2022 10:01 PM
Pacific Earthquake Belt
Pacific Earthquake Belt (Credit: tunasalmon/Shutterstock)

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Over the last decade, Japan has been hit with more than 27 major earthquakes measuring at least a lower 6 on the country’s seismic intensity scale. While scientists and researchers have been scrambling to find why the region stands on such shaky ground, a recent study has provided a glimmer of hope. 

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