Most Earthquake Energy Becomes Heat, Not Shaking

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Earthquake Energy Rock SlipMost earthquake energy turns into heat rather than ground shaking, sometimes hot enough to melt rock in microseconds. MIT’s lab quakes reveal this hidden balance and its role in seismic risk. Measuring Earthquake Energy in the Lab When an earthquake strikes, the violent shaking that people feel represents only a small part of the total [...]
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