Large Earthquake "Bounces" Are Stronger Than Gravity

Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 17:14 in Earth & Climate

Huge vertical jolts can accompany side-to-side shaking usually felt during quakes, a movement not factored into today's quakeproof buildings, a new study says.

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