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Scientists Find Two Giant Cracks in the Earth Under Iran
Researchers have discovered two massive tears in a tectonic plate deep beneath southeastern Iran, and they appear to be growing.
An illustration showing tectonic plates shifting deep underground.
By John Doe
Reporting from Iran 
Nov. 8, 2026, 7:03 a.m. - 1 day, 10 hours ago
Scientists have found something big going on deep underground in Iran. They discovered two giant tears in a tectonic plate. Tectonic plates are the massive pieces of rock that make up the Earth’s outer shell. They are always slowly moving around.
Researchers found these cracks under the southeastern part of Iran. They used seismic data, which is like an ultrasound for the Earth, to see what is happening miles below the surface.
What they saw is two separate tears in the plate. Even more interesting, the scientists think these two cracks might eventually join together to become one much larger tear.
This area is where the Arabian Plate is crashing into the Eurasian Plate. Because these plates are constantly pushing against each other, the pressure gets intense. That pressure is likely what caused the plates to rip.
This discovery helps experts understand why the ground in this region shakes the way it does. It gives us a better look at how the Earth is constantly changing under our feet.
Source: ScienceAlert
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