- Scientists at Stanford University have created the first global map of rare earthquakes occurring deep within Earth's mantle, rather than its crust, a significant breakthrough reported by ScienceDaily.
- These elusive quakes, which have been long debated and difficult to confirm, are found to cluster in regions like the Himalayas and near the Bering Strait, according to SciTechDaily.
- The research identified hundreds of these hidden tremors worldwide by developing a new method to distinguish mantle quakes through subtle seismic wave differences.
- As The Debrief noted, this new map provides crucial insights into the crust-mantle boundary and the upper mantle's role in earthquake events.
- The study offers a novel way to explore earthquake origins and the internal structure of Earth beyond ordinary crustal earthquakes, a sentiment echoed by Professor Simon Klemperer.
- From an initial pool of over 46,000 recorded events, researchers identified 459 continental mantle earthquakes that have occurred since 1990, though this number is likely an underestimate.
Mapping Earth's Deep, Mysterious Quakes
Scientists at Stanford University have achieved a significant breakthrough by creating the first global map of rare earthquakes occurring deep within Earth's mantle, a phenomenon long debated and difficult to confirm. This groundbreaking research, which identified 459 such events since 1990, offers crucial insights into the crust-mantle boundary and the upper mantle's role in seismic activity, particularly in regions like the Himalayas.
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