Machine demonstrates how mega-earthquakes form

BoingBoing posted this very enlightening video demonstration on how mega-earthquakes form. The video uses a heavy brick on a rough surface to simulate movements along the earth’s crust and how those movements can be “episodic” and lead up to a huge earthquake when the time and conditions are right.

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