Monday, May 09, 2011

Maine micro-earthquake swarm due to glacial rebound


Dozens of micro-earthquakes (magnitudes less than 2.0) are due to glacial rebound, according to Maine State Geologist Robert Marvinney, in a story on Wired.com today. [right, seismogram of Maine quakes from April 29 through May 5, 2011. Credit, Maine Geological Survey]

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