@BreakingScience great earthquake?

Does the central Andean backarc have the potential for a great earthquake? http://t.co/DjoSW6V via @BreakingScience

Does the central Andean backarc have the potential for a great earthquake?

physorg — The region east of the central Andes Mountains has the potential for larger scale earthquakes than previously expected, according to a new study posted online in the May 8th edition of Nature Geoscience. Previous research had set the maximum expected earthquake size to be magnitude 7.5, based on the relatively...