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Scientists puzzled by mysterious earthquake that rumbled around the world
Researchers have tracked the source of the seismic waves to near the island of Mayotte, but still don't know the cause.
09:55, UK,
Thursday 29 November 2018
Scientists have been stumped by the 20-minute rumble of a mysterious seismic wave which was detected earlier this month.
The tremor occurred on the morning of 11 November near the archipelago of Mayotte, a collection of French islands in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Mozambique.
It is unclear whether it was caused by volcanic activity or a meteor strike, but it was felt by seismometers across the world, from New Zealand to Canada - and even in Hawaii.
Goran Ekstrom, a seismologist at Columbia University, told National Geographic: "I don't think I've seen anything like it."
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https://news.sky.com/story/scientis...hquake-that-rumbled-around-the-world-11566617
Researchers have tracked the source of the seismic waves to near the island of Mayotte, but still don't know the cause.
09:55, UK,
Thursday 29 November 2018
Scientists have been stumped by the 20-minute rumble of a mysterious seismic wave which was detected earlier this month.
The tremor occurred on the morning of 11 November near the archipelago of Mayotte, a collection of French islands in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Mozambique.
It is unclear whether it was caused by volcanic activity or a meteor strike, but it was felt by seismometers across the world, from New Zealand to Canada - and even in Hawaii.
Goran Ekstrom, a seismologist at Columbia University, told National Geographic: "I don't think I've seen anything like it."
...
https://news.sky.com/story/scientis...hquake-that-rumbled-around-the-world-11566617