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Largest underwater eruption EVER recorded off the coast of Madagascar
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Gives birth to an enormous 2,690ft underwater volcano
- The new volcano emerged in 2018 off the east coast of the island of Mayotte
- French researchers mounted an expedition to study it in detail early in 2019
- They planted sensors and used radar to scan an area over thousands of miles
- The emergence of the volcano followed a 5.8 magnitude Earthquake in the area
- It was the result of 1.2 cubic miles of lava pouring from the mantle to the seafloor
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-10-01 |
