Gravitational body forces focus North American intraplate earthquakes

Intraplate earthquakes occur far from tectonic plate boundaries and so it is vital to understand how and where they may happen. Here, Levandowskiet al. create a 3D density map of the North America Great Plains showing that gravitational forces play a controlling role in intraplate earthquake locatio...

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Main Authors: Will Levandowski, Mark Zellman, Rich Briggs
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c2f97c7981b24b6cb2ba0b96f09836f8
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Summary:Intraplate earthquakes occur far from tectonic plate boundaries and so it is vital to understand how and where they may happen. Here, Levandowskiet al. create a 3D density map of the North America Great Plains showing that gravitational forces play a controlling role in intraplate earthquake locations.