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by deftnerd 3517 days ago
Indeed it can!

"rapid deglaciation promotes earthquakes ... rebound stress that is available to trigger earthquakes today is of the order of 1 MPa. This stress level is not large enough to rupture intact rocks but is large enough to reactivate pre-existing faults that are close to failure."

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-glacial_rebound#State_of_...

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I wonder if this is related to the streak of big earthquakes happening currently in Italy.