Fault responsible for recent Japan quake may stretch 150 km: experts

The fault that triggered a major earthquake in central Japan on New Year's Day may stretch for around 150 kilometers under the Noto Peninsula and associated seismic activity is likely to continue for the time being, a government panel of experts said Tuesday.At the end of its meeting in Tokyo, the panel said it believes the magnitude-7.6 quake was caused by a reverse fault, when the upper hanging wall of a fault is displaced upward away from the footwall.The area of tectonic activity has been expanding in and around the region and residents should remain alert for further quakes that regist…READ FULL ARTICLE