How big must an explosion be to make a fault line give away ? I mean, does any human-made detonation have enough force to cause the La Palma landslide or to cause the San Andreas fault to give way and turn California into an island ?
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No sauce, but if I understand the science, if theres enough water vaporized underground in the explosion, it could magnify the detonation.
Kind of like a firecracker in the palm of your hand vs in a closed fist, sort of.