The Slippery Fault: How a Hidden Clay Layer Fueled the 2011 Japan Mega-Tsunami
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July 6, 2026
For years, seismologists operated under a set of established geological assumptions regarding the mechanics of "megathrust" earthquakes. The prevailing wisdom suggested that the most catastrophic ruptures—those capable of shifting entire…
