[Rockhounds] Hurricanes stir up ‘stormquakes’ at the bottom of the sea, scientists discover

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

The phenomenon of a hurricane and an earthquake happening at the same time
now has a name: Stormquake. Scientists discovered this natural disaster
combo in a new study.

The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters
<https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2019GL084217>,
says that during a stormquake, a hurricane causes the seafloor to rumble
like a 3.5-magnitude earthquake. Apparently, it’s super common, but since
no one is on the seafloor, it’s only noticeable with a special type of
military sensor, the Associated Press
<https://www.apnews.com/3aefc06b0fa1401a865faac1c42bec5b> reports.

The study’s lead author, Wenyuan Fan, a seismologist at Florida State
University, said a stormquake doesn’t pose a threat to people.

“This is the last thing you need to worry about,” Fan told the Associated
Press.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/new-study-reveals-stormquakes-happen-on-the-ocean-floor/