The Quake Brake: Unraveling the Ocean's Secret Stabilizers The Pacific Ocean's seafloor has long fascinated scientists, and recent discoveries have only added to its mystique.
A team of researchers from Indiana University and other institutions has made a groundbreaking find in the eastern Pacific, shedding light on the mysterious "brakes" that stop massive earthquakes before they can become even more destructive.
The Gofar transform fault, located off Ecuador's western coast, has been producing magnitude 6 earthquakes with eerie regularity for decades.