Asteroid that killed dinosaurs caused months-long earthquake: researcher

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You’d think a 10km-wide asteroid hitting earth would be eventful enough, but now scientists have discovered this asteroid, which wiped out the entire dinosaur population, actually triggered a massive earthquake lasting up to several months.

Tanya FarberYou’d think a 10km-wide asteroid hitting earth would be eventful enough, but now scientists have discovered this asteroid, which wiped out the entire dinosaur population, triggered a huge earthquake

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