Chile quake occurred in zone of 'increased stress'
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 08:35
in Earth & Climate
The massive, 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile Feb. 27 occurred in an offshore zone that was under increased stress caused by a 1960 quake of magnitude 9.5, according to geologist Jian Lin of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)...