Recent USGS Significant Earthquakes- M 6.4 - 85km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu 2017/09/20
- M 7.1 - 5km ENE of Raboso, Mexico 2017/09/20
- M 3.6 - 5km NW of Westwood, CA 2017/09/20
- M 3.8 - 12km ENE of Albion, Illinois 2017/09/20
- M 5.3 - 15km E of Soda Springs, Idaho 2017/09/20
- M 8.1 - 87km SW of Pijijiapan, Mexico 2017/09/20
- M 3.3 - 3km NNE of East Foothills, California 2017/09/20
- M 6.3 - 109km NE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea 2017/09/20
- M 4.3 - 12km SSE of Medford, Oklahoma 2017/09/16
- M 5.1 - 29km ENE of Kuysinjaq, Iraq 2017/09/13
- Paleoseismicity
- Date change: Technical Workshop on Internet Macroseismology in Ljubljana, Slovenia, now from 14-15 November, 2017
- 5th International Colloquium on Historical Earthquakes, Paleoseismology, Neotectonics and Seismic Hazard, 11-13 October, 2017, Hannover, Germany
- Papers on harbours & archaeoseismology in the Med
- Trembling Earth
- Goldfinger
- Landslide Blog
- American Geophysical Union
- Cascadia GeoSciences
- Cascadia GeoSciences 2012/05/23
- Jay’s Research Cruise Blog
- Last Night on the R/V Tangaroa 2016/11/21
- Sunset 2016/11/19
- Earthquake Response Cores 2016/11/18
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Earthquake Report: Puebla, Mexico Update #1
Well, the responses of people who are in the midst of a deadly disaster have been inspiring, bringing tears to my eyes often. Watching people searching and helping find survivors. This deadly earthquake brings pause to all who are paying … Continue reading
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Earthquake Report: Puebla, Mexico
Earlier today there was a large earthquake associated in some way with the subduction zone forming the Middle America Trench. There is currently some debate about what plate this earthquake occurred within, but it appears to be an intraplate earthquake … Continue reading
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Earthquake Report: Chiapas, Mexico Update #1
Well, after about 4 hours sleep, my business partner woke me up to talk about the fire alarms we were installing in a rental (#safetyfirst). Now that I have had some breakfast, I here provide some additional observations that people … Continue reading
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Earthquake Report: Chiapas, Mexico
While I was spending time with my friend Steve Tillinghast (he is getting married on Saturday), there was a Great Earthquake offshore of Chiapas, Mexico. This is one of four M 8 or greater earthquakes ever recorded along the subduction … Continue reading
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Earthquake Report: Bear Lake fault, Idaho
We are still having a series of earthquakes in southeastern Idaho. This earthquake appears related to the Bear Valley fault (BVF) system, which is a normal fault system related to extension in the Basin and Range geomorphic province. Here is … Continue reading
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