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Tiny triggers deep down

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The documentation and characterization of remotely triggered earthquakes deep within the Earth is an achievement that provides insight into the mechanisms that initiate such events.

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Figure 1: Earthquakes and subducted slabs beneath the Tonga–Fiji area.

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