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- noun geology A sudden
slip along afault between asubducting and anoverriding plate ; results in a majorearthquake
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Scientists say the major earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile was a "megathrust" - similar to the 2004
News on Earthquakes AP News 2010
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Scientists say the major Chile earthquake last month was a "megathrust," similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that triggered a catastrophic tsunami.
Chile Earthquake 'Megathrust': Worst Type Of Quake Per Scientists 2010
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"It was a truly enormous "megathrust" earthquake, shallow and offshore," Sheehan told Universe Today.
Why Was the February 27, 2010 Tsunami Smaller than Expected? | Universe Today 2010
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Scientists say the major Chile earthquake last month was a "megathrust," similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that triggered a catastrophic tsunami.
Chile Earthquake 'Megathrust': Worst Type Of Quake Per Scientists The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Scientists say the major Chile earthquake last month was a "megathrust," similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that triggered a catastrophic tsunami.
Chile Earthquake 'Megathrust': Worst Type Of Quake Per Scientists 2010
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Usually the opposite occurs: big "megathrust" quakes on the subduction zone boundary between two plates trigger other quakes on the oceanic plate that is diving or "subducting" under the continental plate.
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Usually the opposite occurs: big "megathrust" quakes on the subduction zone boundary between two plates trigger other quakes on the oceanic plate that is diving or "subducting" under the continental plate.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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The magnitude-8. 8 quake was a type called a "megathrust," considered the most powerful earthquake on the planet.
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Usually, big 'megathrust' quakes that happen on the subduction zone boundary between two plates trigger other quakes on the oceanic plate that is diving or 'subducting' under the continental plate.
Media Newswire 2010
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Beavan of the New Zealand geological agency GNS Science determined that the tsunami was actually generated by two powerful quakes - the magnitude-8. 1 "outer rise" quake and a magnitude-8 "megathrust" jolt caused by the diving of one plate under another.
The Seattle Times 2010
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