Study of Erebus ’quakes
Studies of about 1500 earthquakes recorded around Mount Erebus in Antarctica last year may help scientists understand more about how volcanoes work. Two Japanese scientists, Dr Satoshi Miura and Dr Mamoru Yamada, have spent six weeks at Scott Base working on the recordings. Mount Erebus is one of three volcanoes in the world with a molten lava lake in its crater. The scientists say that the earthquake activity recordings let them estimate the size and shape of the magma or molten lava reservoir under the mountain. Tips would help them
understand volcanic activity in the area, said Dr Miura. Mount Erebus was an important volcano to monitor because it was quite active, he said. About 60 seismic events were recorded at the
mountain during their study. Dr Miura and Dr Yamada were helping the Japanese National Institute of Polar Research with the International Mount Erebus Seismic Study programme.
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