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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

New research reveals the chilling reason why a Hawaiian town has 500 earthquakes a week

AP

Scientists say they have worked out why a small town in Hawaii has been hit by around 500 earthquakes a week.

Researchers say that Pahala on the island of Hawaii sits above an “interconnected feature” between 22 and 26 miles underground that is slowly swelling with molten rock, according to research published in Science.

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