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Mysterious Quakes Worldwide Might Be Linked To Birth Of Submarine Volcano

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The birth of a unique submarine volcano near a French island located between Africa and Madagascar could shed light on a puzzle that has baffled scientists since last year. In 2018, seismic sensors detected strange low-frequency ripples thousands of kilometres away from the discovered developing volcano.

The baby submarine volcano, situated 50 kilometres away of the tiny French island of Mayotte, might be linked to a series of mysterious earthquakes, the results of a French scientific mission suggested, according to National Geographic.

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The mission, coordinated by France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), was tasked with clarifying the origin of the unexpected seismic activity that has shaken the tropical island, wedged between Africa and Madagascar, since 2018. While the islet has witnessed numerous tremors, ranging from minor rumbles to a 5.8-magnitude quake – the largest to occur in the region in the past year –strange low-frequency ripples have been detected by sensors as far as 17,000 kilometres away from Mayotte.

According to a statement by the French Geological and Mining Research Bureau, the team discovered a new volcano located 3,500 metres underwater. According to the bureau, the birth of a submarine volcano has been observed for the first time. It is estimated to be 800 metres high and 4-5 kilometres wide, with a 2-kilometre-long plume of volcanic fluids emanating from it.

https://sputniknews.com/science/201...rthquakes/?utm_source=https://t.co/XK29lOeKHU

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