Active area of "slow slips" expanding off the coast of Tohoku - prepare for earthquakes
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Experts analyzed the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred off the coast of Iwate Prefecture on the 25th of last month, and found that ``slow slip,'' in which plate boundaries slowly shift, appears to have been actively occurring even before the earthquake.
Experts analyzed the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred off the coast of Iwate Prefecture on the 25th of last month, and found that ``slow slip,'' in which plate boundaries slowly shift, appears to have been actively occurring even before the earthquake. Experts have pointed out that this may have caused the recent earthquake, and are urging people to continue to prepare for an earthquake, as an area of active slow slip may be spreading off the coast of Tohoku.
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