The Mysterious Pulse: Earth’s Unexplained 26-Second Heartbeat
The Earth appears to be regularly and silently pulsing every 26 seconds somewhere far beneath our feet. For many years, scientists have been perplexed by this subtle tremor that is too dispersed for humans to feel.
Identified by seismometers on different continents, the enigmatic “heartbeat” has no known explanation, yet it still thuds—unaltered, unexplained.
The “microseism” phenomena, which was first noticed by geophysicist Jack Oliver in the early 1960s, was identified as occurring somewhere in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean and transformed into something more powerful during favourable seasons. However, Oliver’s work remained mostly theoretical in the absence of contemporary tools, as the Find Out magazine made clear.
However, what is the reason for it?
According to one theory, the continental shelf is positioned by strong ocean waves, which is similar to the vibration you experience when someone taps one edge of a table. Another theory, put forth by Chinese researchers in 2013, takes into account volcanic activity at Sao Tome Island in the Bight of Bonny, which is eerily near the start of the heartbeat.
There is no agreement after decades of research and a few groups examining the topic from different perspectives. “We’re nonetheless expecting the fundamental explanation,” Ritzwoller acknowledges. In contrast to the big seismic research problems, some scientists have even stopped giving it priority, referring to it as a “intriguing, however low-effect,” enigma.
But the fact remains: Earth beats like a metronome every 26 seconds, its source, cause, and patience a mystery concealed beneath volcanic lava and ocean waves.
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