Earthquake Report: M 6.9 Papua New Guinea

Early this morning my time, there were several earthquakes in and offshore of Papua New Guinea. The two main earthquakes are magnitude M 6.7 and 6.9. 2023.10.07 M 6.7: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ldqd/executive 2023.10.07 M 6.9: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ldqf/executive There are several different interpretations for…

Earthquake Report: M 6.8 Morocco

This evening (my time) there was an earthquake in Morocco. Magnitude 6.8, rather shallow, reverse or thrust (compressional) mechanism. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000kufc/executive This M 6.8 earthquake happened in the Atlas Mountains, a compressional system with south dipping reverse faults on the north…

Earthquake Report: Kantō, Japan

Today marks 100 years since the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem911526/executive I am putting together the basics and will update over the next few months. This earthquake generated strong ground shaking, triggered landslides, induced liquefaction, generated tsunami, and (sadly) caused…