Some of the most powerful earthquakes emanate from remote ocean-floor faults. Geophysicists are now laying networks of sensors to keep tabs on these hidden killers.
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Naomi Lubick is a freelance writer in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Lubick, N. Earthquakes from the ocean: Danger zones. Nature 476, 391–392 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/476391a
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