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Massive Myanmar earthquake was super smooth and efficient — and it holds lessons for the 'Big One'
"Over that vast time, the rough edges and bends in the fault have been ground down," first author Eric Lindsey, a ...
Myanmar's 2025 magnitude-7.7 earthquake revealed 'sonic boom' or supershear quakes, where ruptures travel faster than seismic waves. This phenomenon amplifies ground motion and damage in specific ...
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What the Myanmar earthquake taught us: Why sonic boom quakes are no longer science fiction
When Myanmar was rocked by a powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake in March 2025, scientists noticed something unusual. The ground shook harder and faster than expected, and data showed the rupture moved ...
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