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Shaky Ground: The Earth, the Sun and the Moon Align...

KHSU | By Jessica Eden

Published August 21, 2017 at 3:45 PM PDT

Geologist Lori Dengler discusses the rare total solar eclipse. Seismologists have long studied the moon and sun's influences on our planet and determine that this special alignment does not trigger earthquakes. Gravitationally speaking, the eclipse is nothing special.

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