Remarkable connection: Storm to Deep Earth Tremor
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1969 on 8/26/2016, 11:42 am
Scientists in Japan Detect Rare Deep Earth Tremor
Report from the journal, Science
Miami (AFP) - Scientists who study earthquakes in Japan said Thursday they have detected
a rare deep-Earth tremor for the first time and traced its location
to a distant and powerful storm.
The findings, published in the US journal Science, could help experts learn more
about the Earth's inner structure and improve detection of earthquakes and oceanic storms.
The storm in the North Atlantic was known as a "weather bomb," a small but potent storm
that gains punch as pressure quickly mounts.
Groups of waves sloshed and pounded the ocean floor during the storm,
which struck between Greenland and Iceland.
Using seismic equipment on land and on the seafloor that usually detects the
Earth's crust crumbling during earthquakes, researchers found something they
had not detected before -- a tremor known as an S wave microseism.
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