{"id":35551,"date":"2023-03-16T10:46:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entropymag.co\/?p=34539"},"modified":"2024-01-09T20:18:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:48:48","slug":"mars-earthquakes-or-marsquake-seismic-activity-on-the-red-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entropymag.co\/mars-earthquakes-or-marsquake-seismic-activity-on-the-red-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Marsquake Or Mars \u201cEarthquakes\u201d: Seismic Activity On The Red Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Have you ever thought that there would be gigantic earthquakes like calamities on Mars? What would be the cause of such marsquakes if they occurred on the planet? According to the reports sent by NASA\u2019s Insight lander<\/a>, the first ever seismic activity on Mars was detected in September 2021. In May 2022, the space rover detected the largest seismic waves on the planet as a marsquake of magnitude 4.7<\/a> hit the rover. It was found out that this event was caused due to a large meteorite hitting the surface of the planet like a nuclear bomb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With all this data, it was concluded that the surface of Mars is not stagnant and prone to earthquakes just like the Earth suffers with earthquakes. But we are here to learn about what causes the \u2018Marsquake\u2019 and how is the seismic activity of the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The earthquakes that we feel on this planet are caused due to the constant drifting of the tectonic plates. Whenever the tectonic plates clash against one another or undergo some other trembling, earthquakes occur on the planet. It is usually seen that the epicenter of an earthquake lies directly above the fault lines of tectonic plates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But enough about the Earth, does a similar phenomenon happen at Mars too? <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the data collected about the planet, there seems to be close to no tectonic activity on the planet. This is because of the absence of any tectonic plates that could show motion and drift against one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMarsquake on the Red Planet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n