Monthly Archives: November 2011

• 29 Nov 2011 Christoph Grützner 10th Symposium on Engineering Geology and the Environment, 15-17 August 2012, Villa Carlos Paz City, Argentina http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/29/10th-symposium-on-engineering-geology-and-the-environment-15-17-august-villa-carlos-paz-city-argentina/ The Asociación Argentina de Geología Aplicada a la Ingeniería (ASAGAI), Argentina National Group of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG),...

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  23 Nov 2011 Christoph Grützner Cologne University – PhD position in Archaeoseismology available http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/23/cologne-university-phd-position-in-archaeoseismology-available/ The University of Cologne (Seismological Station Bensberg) invites applications for an open position as a Doctoral Student. An essential part of the research activities...

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  22 Nov 2011 Christoph Grützner New paper on the Japan 2011 tsunami and implications for paleotsunami research – Updated http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/22/new-paper-on-the-japan-2011-tsunami-and-implications-for-paleotsunami-research/ Goto et al. published a short paper on the Japan 2011 tsunami and implications for paleotsunami research in Marine Geology: Goto, K., Chagué-Goff, C.,...

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  18 Nov 2011 Christoph Grützner What’s up? The Friday links (23) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/18/whats-up-the-friday-links-23/ The Leonid Meteor shower will lighten the sky tonight, so keep your eyes open and please avoid going to bed. We can expect some...

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  15 Nov 2011 Christoph Grützner SSA 2012 Special Session: Earthquakes and Tsunamis at Coastal Archaeological Sites http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/15/ssa-2012-special-session-earthquakes-and-tsunamis-at-coastal-archaeological-sites/ Dear colleagues, We would like to bring your attention to a special session at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America...

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  15 Nov 2011 Christoph Grützner SSA 2012 Special Session: Macroseismic Effects in Recent and Ancient Earthquakes and their Relationship to Ground Motion Parameters http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/15/ssa-2012-special-session-macroseismic-effects-in-recent-and-ancient-earthquakes-and-their-relationship-to-ground-motion-parameters/ Dear colleagues, We would like to bring your attention to a special session at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America...

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  11 Nov 2011 Christoph Grützner What’s up? The Friday links (22) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/11/whats-up-the-friday-links-22/ Emil Wiechert was born 150 years ago (26 December 1861). He not only invented modern Geophysics and Seismology, but he also had the first...

• 7 Nov 2011 Ioannis Papanikolaou Preliminary results from the Mw7.2 Van earthquake in Eastern Turkey http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/07/preliminary-results-from-the-mw7-2-van-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/ Some preliminary results regarding geological, engineering and social aspects from the Van Mw 7.2 earthquake (23 October 2011) in Eastern Turkey from Prof. Lekkas...

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  6 Nov 2011 Christoph Grützner M5.6 earthquake in Oklahoma http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/06/m5-6-earthquake-in-oklahoma/ A series of earthquakes has hit Oklahoma, with a M5.6 being the strongest one. The main quake was preceeded by a M4.8 and several...

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  4 Nov 2011 Christoph Grützner What’s up? The Friday links (21) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/11/04/whats-up-the-friday-links-21/ The Geological Survey of India released a report on earthquake-triggered landslides following the M6.9 Sikkim Earthquake, 18 September 2011. A total of 210 landslides...