Apparently this is a very, very unusual earthquake in that its a large one right in the middle of a very large plate. Its been reported as a ‘vertical’ earthquake meaning that the majority of the energy was traveling up and down rather than side to side. Its reported that the island land mass is breaking up due to the weight of the island on the land beneath the sea line. Basically the structure that made the island out of the volcano is loosing its abaility to support its own weight! … mental …
Apparently this is a very, very unusual earthquake in that its a large one right in the middle of a very large plate. Its been reported as a ‘vertical’ earthquake meaning that the majority of the energy was traveling up and down rather than side to side. Its reported that the island land mass is breaking up due to the weight of the island on the land beneath the sea line. Basically the structure that made the island out of the volcano is loosing its abaility to support its own weight! … mental …