Category Archives: atlantic

2018/11/11
12:49 PM
by: Jay Patton

Earthquake Report: Mid Atlantic Ridge

There was a M = 6.8 earthquake along a transform fault connecting segments of the Mid Atlantic Ridge recently. The Mid Atlantic Ridge is an extensional plate boundary called an oceanic spreading ridge. Oceanic crust is formed along these types … Continue reading →

Posted in atlantic, College Redwoods, earthquake, education, geology, plate tectonics, strike-slip, Transform

2017/08/17
9:50 PM
by: Jay Patton

Earthquake Report: Mid Atlantic Ridge (Chain fracture zone)

If there was an earthquake in the middle of the ocean, and nobody felt it… would it still be an earthquake? Maybe we need to get the Karl Popper out for a good read… There was a good sized shaker … Continue reading →

Posted in atlantic, earthquake, education, geology, plate tectonics, strike-slip, Transform

2016/08/30
7:41 AM
by: Jay Patton

Earthquake Report: Equatorial Mid Atlantic Ridge

Between my trip to southern Oregon for a talk on Cascadia subduction zone earthquake and tsunami hazards and preparing for a talk on the tectonic contribution to sea-level rise, there were two earthquakes. The first one, which I will write … Continue reading →

Posted in atlantic, earthquake, education, geology, HSU, plate tectonics, Transform

2016/08/19
2:33 PM
by: Jay Patton

Earthquake Report: Scotia plate (S. Atlantic)

There was a large thrust earthquake along the Scotia plate today. Here is the USGS website for this M 7.4 earthquake. This is a very interesting region of the world with a very cool history. There is an east verging … Continue reading →

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