Acoustic imaging reveals hidden options of megathrust fault off Costa Rica

Geophysicists have obtained detailed three-dimensional pictures of a harmful megathrust fault west of Costa Rica the place two plates of the Earth’s crust collide. The pictures reveal options of the fault floor, together with lengthy grooves or corrugations, that will decide how the fault will slip in an earthquake.
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