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Earthquake Creates Rupture in Earth’s Crust 150 Miles Long and 50 Miles Wide

03/11/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“A massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan Friday was the strongest quake in the area in nearly 1,200 years.

David Applegate, a senior science adviser for earthquake and geologic hazards for the U.S. Geological Survey, said the 8.9-magnitude quake ruptured a patch of the earth’s crust 150 miles long and 50 miles across.”   Read more.

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