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Researchers Identify Geological Event Behind Mysterious Crack In Michigan Forest
TECH TIMES   12 February 2016   USA   Michigan  
When a mysterious crack formed in the Michigan forest after a small quake in 2010, geologists were left puzzled. Now, about six years later, scientists have identified what it was. (Photo : Michigan Tech/Wayne Pennington)
<p>The state of Michigan is considered aseismic because it doesn't typically experience earthquakes. So when a strange, one-magnitude quake left a large crack on Michigan's Menominee Forest in 2010, residents and scientists were all baffled.</p> <p>About six ...
Seismic risk in eastern Mediterranean higher than previously estimated
AGU Blogosphere   01 December 2015   Greece   Mediterranean coast  
Scientists look for remnants of paleo shorelines on western Crete. Red and blue arrows indicate paleo shorelines formed during the last 2,000 years and are today elevated up to 8 meters (26 feet). Credit: Vasiliki Mouslopoulou, GFZ
<p>The eastern Mediterranean is more seismically active than previously assumed, a new study finds. On a geological time scale, seismic activity around the island of Crete has generated large earthquakes in bursts, potentially increasing the future risk for ...