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This schematic illustration of the 2014 Iquique earthquake off the coast of Chile (magnitude 8.1) shows the locations of foreshocks (blue) and aftershocks (red) relative to the area of large slip on the fault (contour lines).

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Analysis of major earthquakes supports stress reduction assumptions

Geology Page - February 17, 2018

Earth's crust, mantle and outer core interactions.

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New insight into Earth’s crust, mantle and outer core interactions

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Earth’s mantle appears to have a driving role in plate tectonics

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Chinese continental shelf of exotic origin collided with continental China 100 million years ago

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The planetary sweet spot

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Mariana Trench “Deepest Part of the Ocean”

Geology Page - March 26, 2015

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The Dawn of Plate Tectonics

Geology Page - August 12, 2014

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New insights into the relationship between erosion and tectonics in the...

Geology Page - August 24, 2016

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Earthquakes in the Himalaya are bigger than in the Alps because...

Geology Page - December 5, 2017

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San Andreas Fault

Geology Page - August 9, 2012

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Satellites help discover a jet stream in the Earth’s core

Geology Page - December 19, 2016

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Tibetan Plateau was larger than previously thought, geologists say

Geology Page - April 13, 2014

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When Continents Collide: New Twist to 50-Million-Year-Old Tale

Geology Page - March 1, 2012

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Mystery of India’s rapid move toward Eurasia 80 million years ago...

Geology Page - May 5, 2015

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What is Plate Tectonic?

Geology Page - October 21, 2017

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Fish teeth and tectonic plates tell a new story about world’s...

Geology Page - July 30, 2015

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Continental crust thanks to the right mixture

Geology Page - May 11, 2017

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How Nature’s ‘Dislocations’ Occur

Geology Page - October 4, 2016

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Continental collision

Geology Page - March 22, 2013

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Geology and biology agree on Pangaea supercontinent breakup dates

Geology Page - June 7, 2017

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Measuring the strength of olivine, the most abundant mineral in the...

Geology Page - September 15, 2017

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Geophysicists find the crusty culprits behind sudden tectonic plate movements

Geology Page - January 20, 2015

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Aleutian Islands

Geology Page - January 16, 2013

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Close encounters of a tidal kind could lead to cracks on...

Geology Page - May 27, 2016

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Massive Ancient Tectonic Slab Found Below the Indian Ocean

Geology Page - April 6, 2016

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