Giant “stealth” magma surge triggered thousands of earthquakes beneath Atlantic island
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A hidden river of magma surged beneath São Jorge Island in the Azores in 2022, setting off thousands of earthquakes and lifting the island’s surface by 6 centimeters. Credit: Shutterstock In March 2022, thousands of earthquakes rattled São Jorge Island in Portugal's Azores archipelago after a huge body of magma (molten rock) surged upward from deep underground, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL (University College London). The magma traveled from more than 20 kilometers beneath
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