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Tiny quake near island off Estonian coast reveals seismic fault in bedrock

A magnitude 0.5 earthquake near Naissaar on Monday turned out to be a rare natural tremor, revealing the seismic behavior of granite buried beneath Northern Estonia.

Tiny quake near island off Estonian coast reveals seismic fault in bedrock

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