Scientists discovered unexpected brine deposits beneath a Pacific fault in 2025, revealing a hidden chemical system that could change how researchers understand earthquakes |
Brine deposits beneath the Gofar fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean gave scientists a never-before-seen electromagnetic image of an oceanic transform fault in 2025, and the result was not what researchers expected. Extremely salty fluid appeared to be trapped under the seafloor on one side of the fault but not the other, pointing to a…