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In 2010, scientists detected unusual seismic waves under Granada, Spain, which eventually led to a surprising finding: an oceanic slab that had completely flipped upside down as it was being pushed beneath its neighbor., the team found that the "Alboran slab," which meets the Eurasian slab just east of the Straits of Gibraltar, "has been overturned."
The research could shed light on how these pieces of the Earth's crust interact and how they relate to seismic activity back on the surface — in addition, that is, to giving us a fresh sense of wonder for the extraordinary geographical marvels of our home world.The researchers were originally looking for something entirely different when studying a 6.3 magnitude earthquake below Granada in April 2010.
"Upon examination, we observed these strange arrivals, including the long coda and extra phase," he added, referring to unusually long residual vibrations.
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