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Category: plate tectonics

Earthquake Report: M 7.3 Tonga trench outer rise

Posted on: November 11, 2022 Last updated on: January 1, 2023 Written by: Jay Patton Comments: 0
Early this morning I received some notifications of earthquakes along the Tonga trench (southwestern central Pacific Ocean). It was about 2am my local time. I work on the tsunami program for the California state tsunami program (CTP) and we respond…
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Earthquake Report: M 6.9 Mid Atlantic Ridge

Posted on: September 4, 2022 Last updated on: August 17, 2023 Written by: Jay Patton Comments: 0
There have not been that many large earthquakes this year. This is good for one main reason, there is a lower potential for human suffering. Therefore, there are fewer Earthquake Reports for this year. This morning (my time) there was…
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Earthquake Report: M 7.5 in Peru

Posted on: November 28, 2021 Last updated on: March 18, 2023 Written by: Jay Patton Comments: 0
In the middle of the night (my time) I got a notification from the EMSC earthquake notification service. I encourage everyone to download and use this app. There was an intermediate depth magnitude M 7.5 earthquake in Peru. The tectonics…
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Earthquake Report Lite: M 7.0 near Acapulco, Mexico

Posted on: September 8, 2021 Last updated on: September 8, 2023 Written by: Jay Patton Comments: 0
I don’t always have the time to write a proper Earthquake Report. However, I prepare interpretive posters for these events. Because of this, I present Earthquake Report Lite. (but it is more than just water, like the adult beverage that…
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Earthquake Report: M 7.2 in Haiti

Posted on: August 15, 2021 Last updated on: November 12, 2024 Written by: Jay Patton Comments: 0
I don’t always have the time to write a proper Earthquake Report. However, I prepare interpretive posters for these events. Because of this, I present Earthquake Report Lite. (but it is more than just water, like the adult beverage that…
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Earthquake Report: M 8.2 near Perryville, Alaska

Posted on: August 2, 2021 Last updated on: August 2, 2021 Written by: Jay Patton Comments: 0
A few days ago, I was passed out on my couch (sleep apnea) and for some reason I awoke and noticed that I had gotten a CSEM notification of a large earthquake offshore of Alaska. Well, after looking into that,…
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Earthquake Report M 6.7 in Panama

Posted on: July 21, 2021 Last updated on: July 21, 2021 Written by: Jay Patton Comments: 0
I don’t always have the time to write a proper Earthquake Report. However, I prepare interpretive posters for these events. Because of this, I present Earthquake Report Lite. (but it is more than just water, like the adult beverage that…
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Earthquake Report: Tōhoku-oki Earthquake Ten Years Later

Posted on: March 10, 2021 Last updated on: August 15, 2024 Written by: Jay Patton Comments: 0
This year we look back and remember what happened ten years ago in Japan and across the entire Pacific Basin. There are numerous web experiences focused on this type of reflection. Here is a short list, some of which I…
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Earthquake Report: Croatia!

Posted on: December 30, 2020 Last updated on: December 30, 2023 Written by: Jay Patton Comments: 0
Yesterday as I was signing into work, my colleague Jackie Bott (a seismologist, seismic hazard/geology mapper, and on my tsunami team at CGS) mentioned the outer rise earthquake offshore of Chile that caused a small tsunami. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000d3i9/executive I checked this…
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Earthquake Report: Turkey!

Posted on: October 30, 2020 Last updated on: October 31, 2023 Written by: Jay Patton Comments: 0
I awakened to be late to attending the GSA meeting today. I had not checked the time. 7am is too early, but i understand the time differences… As i was logging into Zoom, my coworker emailed our Tsunami Unit group…
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