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Another Haiti Quake Likely, University Of Texas-Arlington Experts Say

First Posted: 01/09/11 05:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:10 PM ET

Haiti Earthquake

theshorthorn.com:

Two UTA minds have helped find the fault at fault for the Jan. 15 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Science Dean Pamela Jansma and Glen Mattioli, earth and environmental sciences professor, worked with eight other plate tectonics experts to determine that the Léogâne fault was the cause of the disaster that killed more than 200,000 people and cost more than $8 billion in damages.

They also determined that Haiti is still at high risk for another seismic episode in the future.

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Two UTA minds have helped find the fault at fault for the Jan. 15 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Science Dean Pamela Jansma and Glen Mattioli, earth and environmental sciences professor, work...
Two UTA minds have helped find the fault at fault for the Jan. 15 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Science Dean Pamela Jansma and Glen Mattioli, earth and environmental sciences professor, work...
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02:49 PM on 11/10/2010
UTA is freaking awesome.