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Undersea Clues to Haiti’s Earthquake History

by David Funkhouser | 7.21.2011 at 12:50pm | 1 Comment

For all of its violent destruction, the earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, hardly scratched the surface of the island. But scientists now say they have found some of the best clues to understanding the quake under water.

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Category> Earth Sciences, Natural Disasters   Tags> Earthquakes, Haiti, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, landslides, tsunamis

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