A new study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters has revealed that the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Morocco in 2004 was caused by a sudden shift in the Earth’s crust. The study, which used data from the Sentinel-1A satellite, was led by researchers from the University of Washington and the Royal Observatory of Belgium.

The study found that the earthquake was caused by a sudden movement in the Earth’s crust, which resulted in the creation of a new fault line that ran parallel to the old one. The findings suggest that the earthquake was a result of a sudden shift in the Earth’s crust, rather than a gradual process. The researchers believe that this kind of sudden shift can lead to powerful earthquakes in the future.

The study provides new insight into the causes of earthquakes and could help us better understand how to prepare for them in the future. The researchers are now studying other earthquakes to see if the same process occurred in them.

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source: Phys.org