内容摘要：At the other end of the county, Kettering Town are also hoping for promotion from Southern League Premier Division Central when they entertain Banbury at Latimer Park, but it comes against a run of poor results.

At the other end of the county, Kettering Town are also hoping for promotion from Southern League Premier Division Central when they entertain Banbury at Latimer Park, but it comes against a run of poor results.

As the plates move past each other, they can become stuck, building friction until it is suddenly released and the earth shifts, causing an earthquake.Earthquakes can happen at up to 700km (435 miles) below the surface. This one was just 10km from the surface, making it very shallow. This increases the amount of shaking at the surface.

The earthquake was also very large - measuring 7.7 on the moment scale. It produced more energy than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, according to the US Geological Survey.The size of the quake was because of the type of fault, said Dr Bell."The straight nature [of the fault] means earthquakes can rupture over large areas - and the larger the area of the fault that slips, the larger the earthquake," she explained.

"There have been six magnitude 7 or greater earthquakes in this region in the last century."This straight fault also means a lot of the energy can be carried down its length - which extends for 1,200km south towards Thailand.

When it comes to why the earth shook so much, scientists believe it is because the quake was a rare "super shear" - meaning energy from the rupture in the earth's crust built up because it was moving faster than seismic waves can travel through the earth.

Seismologist Prof Frederik Tilmann, from the Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Germany, explained in analysis shared online that the rupture travelled at a speed of about 5km per second - making it "the earthquake equivalent of a supersonic jet".It is not entirely clear what caused the violence, but one source told the AFP news agency that it is believed it was triggered by a land dispute between farmers from the Ngambaye community and Fulani herdsmen.

There has been a troubling recent pattern of violence between local farmers and herders, with the farmers accusing the latter of grazing animals on their land.More than 80 others have also been detained in connection with the clashes.

Masra briefly served as interim prime minister of the transitional government between January and May 2024.His party boycotted legislative polls last December due to concerns over the transparency of the electoral process.