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Artificial intelligence has revealed hundreds of previously unknown earthquakes beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, challenging the notion that Antarctica is seismically calm.
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East Antarctic Ice Sheet, David Glacier, Antarctica
Who
Artificial intelligence (AI), Long Ho, Richard Alley
What
Artificial intelligence has revealed hundreds of previously unknown earthquakes beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, challenging the notion that Antarctica is seismically calm.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT · 4h 3m ago
Where
East Antarctic Ice Sheet, David Glacier, Antarctica ·
Why
The earthquakes occur where cold, rigid crust meets warmer, softer rock beneath East and West Antarctica, creating an abrupt change in tectonic strength.
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How this affects you
This discovery indicates that Antarctica is more seismically dynamic than previously believed and demonstrates that new technologies can uncover hidden geological activity globally, potentially leading to a re-evaluation of plate tectonics.
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3 events in this thread- Health & Science4h 3m agoArtificial intelligence (AI) has revealed hundreds of previously unknown earthquakes beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, including some in an unexpected place: in the middle of a tectonic plate, far from a plate boundary.Open article
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