Chile Quake Occurred In Zone Of ‘Increased Stress The latest earthquake off Chile occurred just north of the 1960 rupture, which had caused a stress buildup along the fault line. (Volkan Sevilgen, US Geological Survey; Jian Lin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; and Ross Stein, US Geological Survey)) (PhysOrg.com) — The massive, 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile Feb. 27 occurred in an offshore zone that was under increased stress caused by a 1960 quake of magnitude 9.5, according to geologist Jian Lin of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Plasma Source – filament free source as Atom Source Ion Source, Atom/Ion [ Read More ]
