Seismic signals created humming noises that were heard around the world in late 2018. A new study explains what happened: the formation of a new underwater volcano.
This image provided by NASA Data from six orbits of the Suomi-NPP spacecraft on April 9, 2015 have been assembled into this perspective composite of southern Africa and the surrounding oceans. In 2018, a multitude of seismic signals were detected by earthquake monitoring agencies all over the world in May and June. They created a weird humming sound and some of the signals detected in November of that year had a duration of up to 20 minutes.
Scientists detected 7,000 tectonic earthquakes within the scope of the study. These kinds of earthquakes occur when Earth's tectonic plates become stuck as they move alongside one another. The pressure that allows them to move on causes earthquakes.They also encountered 407 long-period seismic signals. These Very Long Period signals, called VLPs, are harmonic and low, reminiscent of a double bass or large bell. And their 20- to 30-minute signals could be detected hundreds of miles away.
But they noticed a lowering of the island's surface by seven inches, indicating activity linked to the earthquakes.
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