There’s a new way to stop an earthquake: put a volcano in its path
One of the world’s largest active volcanoes stemmed a 7.1 temblor in Japan
![Mount Aso](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/102016_ts_volcano_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
EARTHQUAKE VS. VOLCANO The rupturing of a major earthquake in Japan was cut short by the magma chamber inside the Mount Aso volcano, new research suggests. Its steaming crater is shown above.
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