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Big One WARNING: Scientists CAN predict earthquakes by ‘silent slip’ in major breakthrough

Express   23 January 2019   World  

The scientists have discovered that a large earthquake usually comes after a shallow mantle creep and seismic swarms, which is a process called ‘silent slip’. This process is when the Earth moves, but there is no earthquake and can lead to actual seismic activity. The scientists tracked more than 1,600 earthquakes by placing 55 seismometers at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The research could help scientists to know when a big earthquake will strike, some researchers predict a 40 percent chance of a magnitude nine or bigger quake occurring along the Blanco fault in the next 50 years.

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