Lethal earthquakes are common in Turkey, which lies on the North Anatolian fault, and the nation constantly fears another devastating earthquake.

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More to the point, it is possible that some of this power might be released before a fault moves catastrophically, and thus provide some warning of an earthquake.

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Basically, this would be like a developer who is building homes along a fault line and only tests the durability of the construction up to a level 4.0 (light) earthquake when there is a decent probability that an 8.0 (major) may hit.

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