Tectonic plates bend as they sink into the mantle at so-called subduction zones, becoming segmented 'like a slinky snake', a study has concluded. For the largest part, the motion of Earth's plates is ...
Today's 6.2 quake was likely the effect of contorting deep within one of the two tectonic plates New Zealand straddles. GeoNet recorded the quake about 25km south-west of Taumarunui – but what ...
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