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Q&A Earthquake modeling on a fictitious extraterrestrial moon

Thanks in advance for any input you can provide! I have a moon called Vieneo http://www.risetvp.com/Vieneo which has some geological modelling of faults and epicenters over some range of time: ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Jason Reskin‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Jason Reskin‭

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Q&A If a world had a massive single giant world tree could it stop an earthquake?

You know stuff like Yggdrasil tree but just a normal tree that is the biggest and tallest in the world. If the roots grow to surpass the continental and oceanic plate either it only cover some par...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Li Jun‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Li Jun‭

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Q&A What could trigger powerful quakes on icy world?

Imagine a planet orbiting a star some billions of lightyears away from us, the planet is 4 times the mass of Earth and is covered with ice 100km thick on average. It is believed that liquid ocean e...

5 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by user6760‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by user6760‭

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Q&A How might a naturally-occuring geographical barrier between two areas *suddenly* become permeable so that a few people can cross it?

The world is Earth, probably west coast of the USA, in the throes of severe climate disaster; major storms, earthquakes, droughts, fires and floods are the norm. I am looking for a way to suddenl...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by olive banks‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by olive banks‭

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Q&A A ravine ~15 miles (~ 24 km) deep on average opens up in the Himalayas. Do we survive?

A ravine the size of the Mediterranean in area and ~15 miles (~ 24 km) deep on average opens up over the course of a few days in the Himalayas. A size comparison of the Mediterranean Sea to the U...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by MageGuy‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by MageGuy‭

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Q&A A Worldwide Wave

What would have to happen for a giant tidal wave to wash its way around an entire planet? The planet can be like earth, with the same size, mass, and everything else. However the wave must start wi...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Rangoon‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Rangoon‭