AI-Detected Quakes Reveal Deep Activity Beneath Antarctica
Using deep-learning analysis of seismology data, researchers identified hundreds of small intraplate earthquakes under Antarctica’s David Glacier at depths around 70 km, with magnitudes between 1.6 and 3.5. The events, occurring away from plate boundaries, suggest complex lithospheric dynamics and could prompt revisions to plate tectonics theory, with AI tools potentially revealing similar activity globally.