"Unleashing Destruction: Magma's Path through Extinct Volcano Triggers Deadly Earthquake Swarm in Japan"

A swarm of earthquakes that has been occurring in Japan's Noto Peninsula for three years is believed to be caused by liquid magma moving through an extinct, collapsed volcano. The earthquakes, which have included a magnitude 6.5 quake that caused one death, are occurring in a pattern consistent with fluid ascending through a network of faults. The epicenters of the quakes suggest the presence of an ancient, collapsed caldera. The researchers are now studying the transition from small quakes to larger ones and investigating the fluid and aseismic slip conditions prior to the magnitude 6.5 earthquake.