Category: atlantic

Earthquake Report Lite: South Sandwich Islands

I don’t always have the time to write a proper Earthquake Report. However, I prepare interpretive posters for these events. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000f53e/executive Because of this, I present Earthquake Report Lite. (but it is more than just water, like the adult beverage…
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Earthquake Report: Mid Atlantic Ridge

There was a M = 6.8 earthquake along a transform fault connecting segments of the Mid Atlantic Ridge recently. (now an M 6.7) https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000hpim/executive The Mid Atlantic Ridge is an extensional plate boundary called an oceanic spreading ridge. Oceanic crust…
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