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University of Liverpool Research: Earthquakes magnitude is result of trapped water under pressure in the fault plane between two tectonic plates

Liverpool, UK, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Research at the University of Liverpool has found that the magnitude of earthquakes is a result of trapped water under pressure (or fluid pressure) in the fault plane between two tectonic plates. Researchers from the University … Read the full press release