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It turns out that the Denali fault tore apart the connection between two ancient continents
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Three sites that stretch along a roughly 620-mile stretch of what is now the Denali Fault were once small, unified geological features that marked the eventual joining of two landmasses, according to a new study. The landscape was then torn apart by millions of years of tectonic activity. The study, led by Associate Professor Sean Regan…
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The direction of the last major earthquake on the Alpine fault will help New Zealand prepare for the inevitable next one
One of the most predicted earthquakes in the world is the next major surface rupture of the Alpine Fault in New Zealand’s South Island. With a 75% chance of occurring within the next 50 years, there is legitimate interest in the scale, extent, and intensity of ground shaking and its impact on landscapes, infrastructure, and buildings. An important, and so…
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