Scientists discover hidden “brakes” that stop massive earthquakes
The Secret Brakes of the Ocean: How Undersea Discoveries are Redefining Seismic Risk For decades, the Gofar transform fault—a jagged fracture deep beneath the Pacific Ocean—has behaved like a clock. Every five to six years, it triggers a magnitude 6 earthquake with uncanny precision. In a field where “predictability” is usually a dirty word, this … Read more