Changes in water levels beneath Earth’s surface caused by glacier snowmelt and rainfall could be responsible for triggering small but frequent earthquakes in New Zealand’s central Southern Alps, according to new research led by The Australian National University (ANU), published in the journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
Microearthquakes in New Zealand’s Southern Alps more common after seasonal snowmelt, heavy rainfall
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