A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Alaska, resulting in tsunami warnings and sending seismic waves across the Pacific Rim. The quake, near the Aleutian subduction zone, activated sensors as far away as the East Coast of the US and parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Scientists used global sensor networks to visualize the seismic waves spreading from the epicenter. Such major earthquakes may redistribute stress along fault lines, risking aftershocks or new quakes, even in distant geological zones due to the interconnected nature of the Earth's geological systems.
Large earthquakes are known to redistribute stress along fault lines, sometimes increasing the strain on already vulnerable zones. If those areas are near their breaking point, the added pressure could trigger aftershocks or even fresh quakes, not just locally, but potentially in distant regions connected by geological stress transfer.
Using a global network of sensors and cutting-edge computer simulations, scientists converted the raw data into animations showing how the seismic energy rippled out from the epicenter like waves from a stone thrown into water.
Collection
[
|
...
]