Here I summarize Earth’s significant seismicity for 2018. I limit this summary to earthquakes with magnitude greater than or equal to M 6.5. I am sure that there is a possibility that your favorite earthquake is not included in this…
18 April 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Today is the anniversary of the 18 April 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. There are few direct observations (e.g. from seismometers or other instruments) from this earthquake, so our knowledge of how strong the ground shook during the earthquake are limited…
Earthquake Report: 2018 Summary
Here I summarize Earth’s significant seismicity for 2018. I limit this summary to earthquakes with magnitude greater than or equal to M 6.5. I am sure that there is a possibility that your favorite earthquake is not included in this…
Earthquake Report: M 7.4 Earthquake in Taiwan
Just as my workday was wrapping up, I got my notification of an earthquake in Taiwan and, shortly thereafter, a call from my boss. There was a possibility of a tsunami, so I stay tuned in the case that I…
Earthquake Report: M 6.9 Papua New Guinea
There was a large earthquake today in Papua New Guinea, magnitude M 6.9. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000mksx/executive There was a M 7.0 earthquake in a nearby location (albeit almost twice as deep as today’s M 6.9). Here is the report for that earthquake.…
Earthquake Report: M 7.0 China
A couple days ago there was a magnitude M 7.0 earthquake in western China. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000lsze/executive This earthquake happened in a remote area of China with a low population density. While the earthquake was relatively shallow (about 25 km or 15…
Flood Report: 2024 January Northern California
Often I feel FOMO (fear of missing out) when I am out of town for work and there is a large storm as I would be missing the opportunity to observe some extreme weather. I was traveling for work in…
Earthquake Report: M 7.5 in Japan
Last night (my time) as I was winding down, I heard my phone go ‘tinggggg.’ A few moments later I got up and learned of a M 7.5 earthquake offshore of the west coast of Japan. This place has had…
Earthquake Report: M 7.2 Alaska
This is a brief report that includes an interpretive poster and a plot of tide gage data that show a tsunami generated by this M 7.2 earthquake. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000kg30/executive I don’t always have the time to write a proper Earthquake Report.…
2023 Earthquake Report Summary
I present this summary of the Earthquake Reports and Interpretive Posters I prepared for earthquakes during the year 2021. There are 6 Earthquake Reports and a number of Earthquake Report “Lites.” I also prepared a several rapid tweet maps. There…