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Seismic monitoring reveals tidal stresses in the Earth’s crust

15 Apr 2019
The Pacific coast of northern Chile
Data from a seismometer in northern Chile has been used to analyse annual and daily stress cycles in the Earth's crust (Courtesy: C Sens-Schönfelder/GFZ)
The mechanical stresses induced in natural rock formations by the effects of the Sun and Moon have b

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