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Researchers working on new approach to track seafloor motion along fault

UniversityofWashington(UW)oceanographersareworkingwithacompanytodevelopasimplenewtechniquethatcouldtrackseafloormovementinearthquake-pronecoastalareas.Theprojec

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Earth's plate movements clue to mineral deposits

Analysis of rocks from the seafloor off New Zealand has given scientists an insight into how the Earth's tectonic plates have been moving for millions of years and the formation of submarine mineral deposits.