Researchers used machine learning and 3D imaging to map the cause of Santorini's 2025 seismic unrest, revealing dynamic magma dike activity.
Key Details
- 1A 2025 earthquake swarm near Santorini was linked to pulses of magma, not tectonic fault slip.
- 2Researchers analyzed ~25,000 earthquakes using machine learning and a 3D imaging method called CoulSeS.
- 3This approach treated tremors as virtual sensors to map deep magmatic activity.
- 4Imaging showed a horizontally propagating, 30-km-long magma dike with complex pressure fluctuations.
- 5Findings highlight a 'pumping' behavior of magmatic dikes, offering unprecedented detail.
Why It Matters
The integration of advanced imaging and machine learning demonstrates how AI-driven analysis can yield high-resolution, actionable geological insights. Such hybrid approaches could inspire new tools and strategies in radiology and medical imaging, particularly for mapping complex structures and interpreting dynamic processes.
Source
EurekAlert
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