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Possible Cause of Earthquakes

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Will Levandowski.

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Sketch of plate boundary stress applied to the North American plate.

A Possible Cause of Earthquakes in the Continental Interior

Release Date: JUNE 18, 2018 A new map of crustal stress across the U.S. shows that the plate interior stress is variable, with contributions from plate boundary stress, crustal collapse due to gravity, and more local and subtle changes to style, orientation, and earthquake rate.
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A Possible Cause of Earthquakes in the Continental Interior

Release Date: JUNE 18, 2018 A new map of crustal stress across the U.S. shows that the plate interior stress is variable, with contributions from plate boundary stress, crustal collapse due to gravity, and more local and subtle changes to style, orientation, and earthquake rate.
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Related

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Sketch of plate boundary stress applied to the North American plate.

A Possible Cause of Earthquakes in the Continental Interior

Release Date: JUNE 18, 2018 A new map of crustal stress across the U.S. shows that the plate interior stress is variable, with contributions from plate boundary stress, crustal collapse due to gravity, and more local and subtle changes to style, orientation, and earthquake rate.
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Earthquake Hazards Program
link

A Possible Cause of Earthquakes in the Continental Interior

Release Date: JUNE 18, 2018 A new map of crustal stress across the U.S. shows that the plate interior stress is variable, with contributions from plate boundary stress, crustal collapse due to gravity, and more local and subtle changes to style, orientation, and earthquake rate.
Learn More
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