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Indeed it can! "rapid deglaciation promotes earthquakes ... rebound stress that is available to trigger earthquakes today is of the order of 1 MPa. This stress
by deftnerd 10y ago
Indeed it can!
"rapid deglaciation promotes earthquakes ... rebound stress that is available to trigger earthquakes today is of the order of 1 MPa. This stress level is not large enough to rupture intact rocks but is large enough to reactivate pre-existing faults that are close to failure."
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-glacial_rebound#State_of_stress.2C_intraplate_earthquakes_and_volcanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-glacial_rebound#State_of_...
- cloudjacker 10y agoI always make my self look smarter and more legitimate by quoting the source that wikipedia quoted You can do it too
- spdionis 10y agoI wonder if this is related to the streak of big earthquakes happening currently in Italy.