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New Study Reveals Link Between Crust Movements and Earthquakes

1/16/2025

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New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem uncovers a vital link between slow movements in Earth's crust and the onset of earthquakes. Physicists Jay Fineberg and Shahar Gvirtzman discovered that these subtle shifts create cracks, paving the way for seismic events. Their groundbreaking findings promise to improve earthquake prediction techniques, as detailed in the journal Nature.

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New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem uncovers a vital link between slow movements in Earth's crust and the onset of earthquakes. Physicists Jay Fineberg and Shahar Gvirtzman discovered that these subtle shifts create cracks, paving the way for seismic events. Their groundbreaking findings promise to improve earthquake prediction techniques, as detailed in the journal Nature.