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    1. A large earthquake in the Indian Ocean in 2012 triggered other earthquakes thousands of kilometers away in Japan. 2. Researchers found that the surface waves from the initial quake fundamentally changed the elastic properties of the Earth's crust in the affected Japanese region for up to a few weeks, making it more prone to stress and additional earthquakes. 3. The study demonstrates that one large earthquake can cause cascading effects through surface wave propagation, interact with other faults, and induce widespread and lasting changes throughout the crust over large distances.

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    Triggered Earthquakes Give Insight Into Changes Below Earth’s Surface _ MIT News

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    1. A large earthquake in the Indian Ocean in 2012 triggered other earthquakes thousands of kilometers away in Japan. 2. Researchers found that the surface waves from the initial quake fundamentally changed the elastic properties of the Earth's crust in the affected Japanese region for up to a few weeks, making it more prone to stress and additional earthquakes. 3. The study demonstrates that one large earthquake can cause cascading effects through surface wave propagation, interact with other faults, and induce widespread and lasting changes throughout the crust over large distances.

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    Earthquakes Trigger Widespread Changes Below Surface

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    1. A large earthquake in the Indian Ocean in 2012 triggered other earthquakes thousands of kilometers away in Japan. 2. Researchers found that the surface waves from the initial quake fundamentally changed the elastic properties of the Earth's crust in the affected Japanese region for up to a few weeks, making it more prone to stress and additional earthquakes. 3. The study demonstrates that one large earthquake can cause cascading effects through surface wave propagation, interact with other faults, and induce widespread and lasting changes throughout the crust over large distances.

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    TriggeredearthquakesgiveinsightintochangesbelowEarthssurface|MITNews

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    TriggeredearthquakesgiveinsightintochangesbelowEarthssurface|MITNews

    urfacewavepropagation

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    earthquakecouldoccuratantime.
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    NorthumatraintheIndianOcean.Theearthquake,whichhadamagnitudeof8.6,iknown
    tohaveeenfollowedtwoearthquakeinJapanwithamagnitudegreaterthan5.5.
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    informationoneimicitorthenumerofmall-magnitudeearthquakeintheregion,a
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    magnitudeofgreaterthan5.5werepartofacluterofactivitintheareainthedaafterthe
    IndianOceanevent.
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    ofJapan,andtheeimicitintheregionwauddenltriggered,Chaoa.Duringthat
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    trengthofthecrut.
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    Itialoaurprietoeeindicationthatthedeformationmightepervaiveratherthan
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