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.
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A long-dormant underwater volcano near Antarctica has woken up, triggering a swarm of 85,000 earthquakes.
Underwater volcano set off 85,000 earthquakes in just 4 months near Antarctica - The series of earthquakes, with the largest one of 6.0 magnitude, hit the region between August and November in 2020.
The 'swarm' occurred at Orca Seamount, a deep-sea volcano near King George Island in Antarctica, in the Bransfield Strait, which has been inactive for 'a long time'.
The tremors occurred near the northwestern tip of Antarctica and are reportedly considered to be the strongest seismic activity recorded in the icy continent.
The swarm of 85,000 earthquakes that struck Antarctica was the strongest seismic outburst ever recorded there.