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Earth's crust is unstable over time
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Earth's crust is unstable over time

'Our research results have challenged the notion that the movement speed of tectonic plates is stable over time', according to Phys.Org quoted Kent Condie, a professor a…

December 16, 2018
China: There is a continuous earthquake in Sichuan
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China: There is a continuous earthquake in Sichuan

According to THX, on the morning of April 25, two strong earthquakes of 4.8 Richter scale and 4.2 Richter scale in Yibin City in Sichuan Province, Southwest China, injur…

December 16, 2018
Sichuan inspired more than 3,000 aftershocks
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Sichuan inspired more than 3,000 aftershocks

The Center for Chinese Earthquake Monitoring Networks announced on the social network Weibo that, as of 10 April 23, their devices recorded 3,407 aftershocks in Sichuan.

December 16, 2018
Find the culprit causing earthquakes in Iran
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Find the culprit causing earthquakes in Iran

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in Iran that killed dozens of people yesterday. The Iranian Seismological Center said the earthquake occurred at 1622 local time, at…

December 16, 2018
Reveal earthquake 'hot spots' in the world
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Reveal earthquake 'hot spots' in the world

A new study finds that the most powerful earthquakes that hit Earth, such as the 9-magnitude strong earthquake, shook Japan last year, often appearing in certain 'hot sp…

December 16, 2018