Japan Latest in String of Mega-Quakes Since 2004: UMD Expert
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 08:31
in Earth & Climate
The devastating Japan earthquake is the latest in a series of 'mega-quakes' over the past seven years, says University of Maryland geophysicist Laurent Montesi, an expert in earthquakes and related phenomena. "I am struck by the frequency of large seismic events we have been having since the 2004 Sumatra one," Montesi notes.