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ASU2003 · 03-02-2010, 10:02 PM

It sounds like paranoia, but it looks like this has been studied even before the last two earthquakes.

Speedyfit Solar Systems - Extra Weight from Meltwater May Trigger Earthquakes: Researchers
New Zealand's Subduction Zones: To Shake The Earth Just Add Water
Man-made tremor shakes Swiss city of Basel. - swissinfo

So, I guess my question is, instead of the sea level going up, will the extra water weight just push more water into the ground? And will this liquefied mud and rocks cause more earthquakes around the world? Maybe that 2012 movie wasn't so far off.

Or is this a case where I am not a geologist, nor do I want to be. But, the media and schools have not talked about this. Science is boring and not as important as the human story and all that..
Groundwater
Would groundwater make it 70 miles deep (the earthquake in Chile was that deep)? There is gravity and the weight of the water above it, but the water turning to steam and increasing pressure would push it higher at some point I would have to believe.

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ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	Are higher sea levels causing earthquakes? It sounds like paranoia, but it looks like this has been studied even before the last two earthquakes. Speedyfit Solar Systems - Extra Weight from Meltwater May Trigger Earthquakes: Researchers New Zealand's Subduction Zones: To Shake The Earth Just Add Water Man-made tremor shakes Swiss city of Basel. - swissinfo So, I guess my question is, instead of the sea level going up, will the extra water weight just push more water into the ground? And will this liquefied mud and rocks cause more earthquakes around the world? Maybe that 2012 movie wasn't so far off. Or is this a case where I am not a geologist, nor do I want to be. But, the media and schools have not talked about this. Science is boring and not as important as the human story and all that.. Groundwater Would groundwater make it 70 miles deep (the earthquake in Chile was that deep)? There is gravity and the weight of the water above it, but the water turning to steam and increasing pressure would push it higher at some point I would have to believe.