"Long-Dormant Faults Trigger Ishikawa Earthquake, Hampering Recovery Efforts in Japan"
TL;DR
Japanese experts have determined that the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture's Noto Peninsula on New Year’s Day was caused by the movement of active faults in the sea that had been dormant for 3,000 to 4,000 years, resulting in a tsunami. The slipping of a belt of active faults on the Noto Peninsula and the Sea of Japan explained the seismic intensity and the tsunami, with a group of faults stretching over 100 kilometers.
Topics:worldnatural-disasters#active-faults#earthquake#ishikawa#natural-disasters#noto-peninsula#tsunami
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