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Date:	2025-02-15 17:40:09
Blog:	paleoseismicity.org
URL:	https://paleoseismicity.org/seismic-secrets-locked-in-quartz-grains-a-new-approach-to-earthquake-studies/

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This is a guest post by Szymon Świątek Can we “read” earthquake history by analyzing microscopic quartz grains? New research suggests we can! Scientists from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the University of Potsdam have introduced an innovative method for studying seismic liquefaction. Their findings, published in the Journal of Structural Geology, reveal that quartz microstructures can help identify past earthquakes. Seismic liquefaction occurs when water-saturated sediments lose their strength due to earthquake-induced shaking, leading to ground failure. This

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