Likely cause for recent southeast US earthquakes: Underside of the North American Plate peeling off, pieces of the mantle under this region have been periodically breaking off and sinking down into the Earth

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Likely cause for recent southeast US earthquakes: Underside of the North American Plate peeling off, pieces of the mantle under this region have been periodically breaking off and sinking down into the Earth