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The Biggest Underwater Eruption Ever, perhaps?

Largest Underwater Eruption Ever

By Ian SankanPublished 2 years ago 5 min read

The most powerful underwater earthquake occurred in 2018 between East Africa and Madagascar. There was a deep rift between the Earth's crust and the mantle, and thousands of tonnes of magma emerged onto the ocean floor. Subsequently, a massive underwater volcano with a height of 2,700 feet was formed close to Madagascar's coast. This is virtually twice the height of the Empire State Building, and it is all submerged beneath the water. French scientists research this place since it had regular seismic behaviour when the geologist went on a trips to the coast of Madagascar they noticed this giant underwater Rock which was not here until most recently with the assist of geological equipment they discovered the earthquake occurred deeper than usual beneath the Earth's crust geologists created a special Observatory to monitor the circumstance at this site in real time among February and may 2019 they recorded about 17 thousand seismic operations below the ocean floor scientists had rarely recorded such deep earthquakes this suggests that there are reservoirs as well as drainage systems inside our planet via which magma floods it's like the veins as well as vessels of a living organism volume of lava the volcano spews at this place may be compared with the volcanic eruptions in the hottest spots of Earth possibly this is one of the the majority catastrophic but at the same time appealing events in nature over the past few years to comprehend what can be beautiful regarding this let's first figure out what an underwater volcano is as well as how it works in our planet there are incandescent liquid metals and molten rocks with almost all the chemical elements from the periodic table all this hot material is called magma which constantly flows in the planet's bowels nevertheless magma is lighter than the surrounding Earth's crust so it constantly tries to break out upwards don't lay the exterior of our planet is powerful enough and doesn't allow magma to Splash out but occasionally it happens and here's why the Earth's crust comprises of many solid parts Imagine a large image of puzzles where each piece represents a tectonic plate and how they are all continually moving to trigger collisions with one another. Sometimes a puzzle piece falls out of place, creating a gap where flowing magma rushes out, creating what are known as volcanoes. When a volcano erupts, a new geology is initiated, and a splash of magma shocks the ocean floor. When lava and ash erupt from our planet's interior, a tremendous amount of destructive force is released, but because of the water, such a calamity can go unnoticed. There is a complete mess inside the ocean, but more than 70% of the seismic activity linked to volcanoes occurs underwater, and nearly no one perceives it. The ocean in this region boils, and gigantic air bubbles rise, but the enormous pressure of hundreds of millions of gallons of water inhibits the volcano's destructive force. Lava heats the water and destroys the seafloor. molten rocks of the Earth's crust are pressed against the seabed, which blocks the effects of the disaster. Still, occasionally the eruption reaches the surface as it did in 2012 when enormous pieces of pumice the size of a van started to float up in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean. There were hundreds of thousands of them, looking more like a group of unidentified Islands and volcanic rocks scattered in the ocean over an area twice the size of New Zealand. Scientists used deep-sea technology to study the phenomenon. There is a lot of vegetation, flowers, and trees around volcanoes because the volcanic ash, lava, and soil around the volcano are rich in minerals that nourish the soil and encourage the development of microorganisms on land and water. Underwater volcanoes can eventually form natural islands, but this long process causes a sizable piece of land to emerge from the water when magma goes out of the water. Over millions of years, layer by layer, the volcano has been growing. It has been slowly rising due to constant eruptions. Some volcanoes may go out forever, and some continue to erupt, and then eventually, the level of volcanic Rock gets to the surface in the form of a huge island after many more years. The release of magma raises the level of the seabed. After another hundred, maybe a thousand years. There are several creatures, trees, flowers, and plants in the region of the wrecked seabed. These volcanic islands evolved independently of all continents, giving them distinctive ecosystems. Numerous islands worldwide have formed due to underwater volcano eruptions; you may locate them in Hawaii. Observing such Islands aids scientists in understanding how life on Earth first began. Iceland and Indonesia. Many are populated, and people have built villages and small towns there. These locations may appear like paradise, with fruit and vegetable farms, fish-filled waters, and lush soil, but living there is risky due to the volcano. People built a beautiful city right in the crater of an active volcano on the island of Ogashima, south of Tokyo. In May 1785, the eruption started without anyone expecting it to. At some point, thousands of birds rose and flew away from the island, and then the ground started to shake with a heavy, low sound. originated from below the underworld dead. Thick smoke, enormous rocks, and red-hot bits of lava shot into the sky from the summit of the green volcano during the tragedy, which lasted for several weeks. People could flee, although it took a while for them to recover. Nearly 250 years have passed since then, and during that time, the volcano has remained dormant despite the threat of a new eruption. People have continued to live there, and the population is expanding because no one wants to leave this paradise-like location. After all, it has thermal Springs. Deep woods with many fish and fertile soil Movements and tectonic plate ruptures cause another natural calamity, which meteorological and seismological services continuously monitor. When seismic activity causes the crust to shift vertically up or down, destructive tsunamis are created, unlike volcanoes. When the ocean floor's water pressure changes, energy is released. This energy pushes the water and causes a tsunami using the same principle that causes a small wave to form when you throw a stone into the water. At first, the tsunami is small and moving towards the coast at 500 miles per hour, nearly twice as fast as a Formula One race car. Millions of gallons of water are involved. Nothing can withstand the catastrophic power of nature; on the Japanese coast, for example, tsunamis are a common occurrence. People have constructed enormous shields nearby to stop the waves from reaching the shore, but despite all preparation, nature always manages to win out.

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