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Mountain-Sized Rock Buried Miles Beneath Japan’s Coast May Act as a ‘Magnet for Earthquakes’ – Study

Sputnik International

By Dhairya Maheshwari

February 9, 2022

Researchers have used seismic imaging data collected from the Japanese government’s extensive network of earthquake monitoring sensors to create a detailed model of Kumano Pluton, one of the most seismically volatile regions on Earth.
 
A mountain-sized rock buried under the coast of southern Japan could be acting as a magnet, or a “lightning rod” for earthquakes in the region, a new study led by researchers from the University of Texas has claimed.

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