Massive earthquakes can cause volcanoes to sink

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zeenews.india.com, 7/2/13

Massive earthquakes can cause volcanoes to sink

 

 

 

 

 

New York: Massive earthquakes can cause far-off volcanoes to sink by as much as 15 centimetres, according to new research.

The magnitude-9.0 earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 caused volcanoes as far as 200 km from the epicentre to sink up to 15 centimetres, researchers found.

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