Originally posted by Indy
This is very unnerving because I believe this was the location of the largest volcanic eruption in the known history of the planet. Sorry if someone
has already brought this up and I'm just repeating it.
The fault was called a
subduction zone.. if I remember right that is where one plate of the Earth's crust pushes under the other, this is
usually where volcanos are created at the surface.
Usually these quakes are very deep, yet this one has been said to be at a depth of only 6.2 miles... and with a magnitude of 9.0!
Combined with other earthquake activity, and volcanic activity on a global scale I agree Indy.. very unnerving indeed.
Gazz
Edit: Thanks to Valhall... and my lack of real research... or proper spelling I stand corrected
[edit on 26-12-2004 by UM_Gazz]