How the Weber Deep in Indonesia got to be a near bottomless pit is one of nature's mysteries. Thanks to a chance discovery of the world's biggest exposed fault plane, we finally know the answer.

Dr Pownall said this fault, the Banda Detachment, represents a rip in the ocean floor exposed over 60,000 square kilometres. "The discovery will help explain how one of the Earth's deepest sea ...

Dr Pownall also said the discovery of the Banda Detachment fault would help assesses dangers of future ... Rolling open Earth’s deepest forearc basin. Geology, 2016; 44 (11): 947 DOI: 10.1130 ...

Dr Pownall said this fault, the Banda Detachment, represents a rip in the ocean floor exposed over 60,000 square kilometres. 'The discovery will help explain how one of the Earth's deepest sea ...

What may be the largest exposed fault on Earth has been seen and documented by scientists for the first time. The 'Banda Detachment' fault in eastern Indonesia would explain a 7.2km (4.4 mile ...

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A major, 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:37 p.m. Philippine time, data from the ...

Muslim rebel leaders have concluded after a two-month investigation that their fighters weren’t at fault in the deaths of 44 Philippine policemen during a bungled counterterrorism raid in January.

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The likely culprit is the East Bohol Fault, Solidum said. The East Bohol Fault, which crosses southern Bohol Island, helps relieve some of the tectonic pressure on the Philippines.The islands are ...