Researcher retracts erroneous result on active fault

Researcher retracts erroneous result on active fault

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Sato, a professor at the University of Tokyo Earthquake Research Institute, holds a news conference in Tokyo on March 28, 2013. Sato, leader of an earthquake research team, admitted they made an erroneous announcement confirming the presence of an active fault in an area near Tokyo after mistaking what appears to be a concrete column buried in the ground for natural stone.

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