Earthquake Swarm Hits Antarctica as Sleeping Volcano Awakens
Apr 29, 2022 12:50:12 GMT -5
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Post by kriss on Apr 29, 2022 12:50:12 GMT -5
Record-Breaking Earthquake Swarm Hits Antarctica as Sleeping Volcano Awakens
A long-dormant underwater volcano near Antarctica has woken up, triggering a swarm of 85,000 earthquakes.
The swarm, which began in August 2020 and subsided by November of that year, is the strongest earthquake activity ever recorded in the region. And the quakes were likely caused by a "finger" of hot magma poking into the crust, new research finds.
more: www.sciencealert.com/antarctica-hit-by-a-record-swarm-of-earthquakes-as-dormant-volcano-awakens
A long-dormant underwater volcano near Antarctica has woken up, triggering a swarm of 85,000 earthquakes.
The swarm, which began in August 2020 and subsided by November of that year, is the strongest earthquake activity ever recorded in the region. And the quakes were likely caused by a "finger" of hot magma poking into the crust, new research finds.
more: www.sciencealert.com/antarctica-hit-by-a-record-swarm-of-earthquakes-as-dormant-volcano-awakens