When plate boundaries occur in continental lithosphere, deformation is spread out over a much larger area than the plate boundary, so earthquakes occur away from the plate boundary and are related to strains developed within the broader zone of deformation caused by major irregularities in the fault trace.
One study that focused on risk assessment of mental illness and violence found that the stigma attached to such illnesses prevents those who require help from actually seeking it. The study pointed out that since 1983 there have been 78 mass shootings in the U.S., resulting in 547 deaths. The mental health of the shooters was the mediaâs prime focus in each case. Mental status aside, in the past decade alone, gun-related violence accounted for the deaths of over a quarter of a million people.
Since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, more than 1,700 died in subsequent mass shootings. More than 6,000 suffered injuries in mass shootings. Since the October 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, 143 have died in mass shootings and 389+ have been injured, including the 26 killed and 20 injured in the Nov. 5 mass shooting in Texas. Explore these grim incidents in this map of mass shootings in the United States.