03.11.2021 - By Chris and Jesse
In this GeoShort we discuss last week's triple header of large earthquakes off the coast of New Zealand. There were three major earthquakes that occurred all within a few hours of one another. The first, a magnitude 7.3 quake, was likely unrelated to the other two, but the second one, a 7.4, was a precursor to the last one! The last quake as a giant 8.1, a full 11 times larger than the 7.4 that occurred nearby. These earthquakes set off tsunami warnings all around the P...