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Seismologists Puzzle Over Largest Deep Earthquake Ever Recorded
Submitted by Melinda L. Secor on Sun, 2013-09-22 01:00
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"A magnitude 8.3 earthquake that struck deep beneath the Sea of Okhotsk on May 24, 2013, has left seismologists struggling to explain how it happened. At a depth of about 609 kilometers (378 miles), the intense pressure on the fault should inhibit the kind of rupture that took place."
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