A new study claims that an 80-100-foot-wide layer of clay exacerbated the 2011 earthquake.
The earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people and led to the Fukushima nuclear shutdown was amplified by a soft layer of slippery clay, according to a new study. The layer is only around ...
Over 20 powerful <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-braces-16ft-tsunami-after-struck-powerful-earthquakes-waves-wajima-2024-1">earthquakes hit Japan's</a ...
In this week's Science for All newsletter, Divya Gandhi explains the origins of the devastating 2011 Japan earthquake.
A thin, soft and slippery layer of clay-rich mud embedded in rock below the seafloor intensified the 2011 Japan earthquake ...