Earth’s biggest volcanic event transformed an entire oceanic plate

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Jul 18, 2026, 8:36 am115 ptsTrending
Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the colossal volcanic activity that created it more than 100 million years ago. Researchers found a complex structure of horizontal layers cut through by vast swarms of vertical magma channels,…

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