Category Archives For: Earthquake
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Strike-slip week on Planet Earth http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/04/13/strike-slip-week-on-planet-earth/ Last week was really weird for earthquake geologists. We have seen one of the strongest earthquakes ever measured and another handfull of major events,...
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Video on geological and geophysical field work in Greece – The dirt people reloaded http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/04/08/video-on-geological-and-geophysical-field-work-in-greece-the-dirt-people-reloaded/ I have made a video of our fieldwork in Greece, because I guess somehow we must communicate to the public what our work is...
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PostDoc research position on Tsunami deposits, EQ Geology, Tectonics (Mexico) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/03/22/postdoc-research-position-on-tsunami-deposits-eq-geology-tectonics-mexico/ The Group on Active Tectonics (GAT) and the Environmental Geophysics University Laboratory (LUGA) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Campus Morelia seeks...
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Animation of the 2011 worldwide seismicity http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/03/20/animation-of-the-2011-worldwide-seismicity/ A very nice animation of the 2011 worldwide seismicity for earthquakes M ≥ 4.5 in the following link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwWn_W6ZbT4&feature=youtu.be (with sound intensity for each...
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Take part in an experiment: Measuring tectonically offset features http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/03/01/take-part-in-an-experiment-measuring-tectonically-offset-features/ Folks at Arizona State University and San Diego State University are conducting a study to test the repeatability, accuracy, and precision of lateral displacement...
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Quaternary Active Faults Database of Iberia http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/02/28/quaternary-active-faults-database-of-iberia/ The Spanish IGME (Instituto Geológico y Minero de España) has published a great tool for anyone interested in neotectonics and paleoseismology of the Iberian...
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Airborne LiDAR shows how the M 7.2 2010 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake in Mexico changed the landscape http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/02/12/airborne-lidar-shows-how-the-m-7-2-2010-el-mayor%e2%80%93cucapah-earthquake-in-mexico-changed-the-landscape/ A very interesting paper by Oskin et al. (2012) published in Science (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/335/6069/702.full) a few days ago shows how the M 7.2 Mexico earthquake...
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Paleoseismology, archeoseismology and earthquakes at the EGU2012 http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/01/30/paleoseismology-archeoseismology-and-earthquakes-at-the-egu2012/ Now that the abstract submission deadline has passed you might be interested in somehow paleoseismicity-related sessions at the EGU2012. I decided to group the...
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Earthquake Geology session at the EGU2012 meeting, 22-27 April, Vienna http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/12/07/earthquake-geology-session-at-the-egu2012-meeting-20-24-april-vienna/ Dear colleague, we are pleased to invite you to submit your abstract to the Earthquake Geology session at the upcoming EGU meeting (22-27 April,...
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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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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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M 7.2 earthquake hits Eastern Turkey, causes intensity VIII http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/10/23/m-7-2-earthquake-hits-eastern-turkey-causes-intensity-ix/ Update: According to a press release from Bogazici University, intensities reached VIII. They also claim a depth of 5 km only. 138 people died,...
