Science

Asteroid that killed dinosaurs caused months-long earthquake: researcher

Highly destructive Boxing Day earthquake by comparison lasted 10 minutes

12 October 2022 - 20:46

By Tanya Farber

You’d think a 10km-wide asteroid hitting earth would be eventful enough, but now scientists have discovered this asteroid, which wiped out the entire dinosaur population, actually triggered a massive earthquake lasting up to several months.

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