Tag Archives: earthquake engineering
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3rd INQUA-IGCP 567 International Workshop on Active Tectonics, Paleoseismology and Archeoseismology, Morelia (Mexico), 18 – 24 November 2012 http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/03/28/3rd-inqua-igcp-567-international-workshop-on-active-tectonics-paleoseismology-and-archeoseismology-morelia-mexico-18-24-november-2012/ The 3rd INQUA-IGCP 567 International Workshop on Active Tectonics, Paleoseismology and Archeoseismology will be held in Morelia (Mexico) from 18 – 24 November 2012.... -
Abstract deadline for European Seismological Commission meeting is approaching (31 March) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/03/26/abstract-deadline-for-european-seismological-commission-is-approaching-31-march/ Dear friends and colleagues, we would like to remind you that there is less than a week left before the deadline for abstract submission... -
What’s up? The Friday links (31) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/03/23/whats-up-the-friday-links-31/ Elsevier is facing ongoing protests, especially from the blogosphere. Not only did thousands of scientists sign the boycott (no publishing, no reviewing, no editorial... -
Excursion and field work in Greece – landslides, rock falls, fault scarps http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/03/12/excursion-and-field-work-in-greece-landslides-rock-falls-fault-scarps/ Since ten days I am in Greece now with a dozen of students. We started with an excursion in the western Peloponessus area and... -
What’s up? The Friday links (25) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/12/09/whats-up-the-friday-links-25/ It seems like everyone is at the AGU currently, and even the German media is full of geoscience news. The first really interesting thing... -
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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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... -
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... -
What’s up? The Friday links (20) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/10/28/whats-up-the-friday-links-20/ The Turkey M7.2 earthquake turned out to be a really desastrous event. More than 500 people died, more than 2,000 houses were destroyed. Currently,... -
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,... -
2nd day of the Corinth2011 meeting http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/09/20/2nd-day-of-the-corinth2011-meeting/ 9:00 The second day started with a great keynote, Chris Scholz talked about earthquake triggering and fault synchronization with examples from California and Iceland.... -
The Wednesday Centerfault (8) – Virginia M5.8 Earthquake http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/08/24/the-wednesday-centerfault-8-virginia-m5-8-earthquake/ Yesterday, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake happened near Mineral, Virginia in a depth of 6 km only (37.936°N, 77.933°W) with a thrust faulting mechanism. Media... -
What’s up? The Friday links (18) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/08/05/whats-up-the-friday-links-18/ Earthquake prediction again: The former president of India, Abdul Kalam, said earthquake prediction will be possible within 10 years. It would be great if... -
New paper on active tectonics at Lake Ohrid http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/08/03/new-paper-on-active-tectonics-at-lake-ohrid/ Our new paper on lake Ohrid was published in the ZDGG: Reicherter, K., Hoffmann, N., Lindhorst, K., Krastel, S., Fernandez-Steeger, T.M., Grützner, C., Wiatr,... -
What’s up? The Friday links (15) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/07/08/whats-up-the-friday-links-15/ The most exciting news this week surely were the media reports that a tsunami destroyed ancient Olympia in Greece, hundreds of years ago. Andreas... -
English report on the Mw5.1 Lorca earthquake out now http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/07/07/english-report-on-the-mw5-1-lorca-earthquake-out-now/ The preliminary report on the Lorca Mw5.1 earthquake from 11 May 2011 is now also available in English! The quake caused a lot of... -
Earthquake series hits Christchurch, NZ, causing liquefaction, landslides http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/06/13/earthquake-series-hits-christchurch-nz-causing-liquefaction-landslides/ On Monday, 13 June, Christchurch was again rocked by earthquakes that caused damages and left people injured. Three significant events happened within two hours....
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New paper: Alsop & Marco: Soft-Sediment deformation within seismogenic slumps of the Dead Sea Basin http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/04/17/new-paper-alsop-marco-soft-sediment-deformation-within-seismogenic-slumps-of-the-dead-sea-basin/ Some days ago, a great new paper was published on the investigation of soft-sediment deformation in paleoseismology: “Alsop & Marco 2011: Soft-Sediment deformation within... -
What’s up? The Friday links (9) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/03/25/whats-up-the-friday-links-9/ While the Japan earthquake has dominated the media obviously, some other news came up in geoscience. A researcher team lead by Ludovic Ferrierè who... -
SSA meeting: Special session on Japan, Christchurch EQs http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/03/16/ssa-meeting-special-session-on-japan-christchurch-eqs/ The Seismological Society of America has re-opened abstract submission for a special session on the Christchurch and Japan earthquakes during the Memphis conference. Deadline... -
INQUA grants for the 2nd World Landslide Forum – Session on Seismically induced landslides and seismic landslide hazard analysis http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/03/03/inqua-grants-for-the-2nd-world-landslide-forum-session-on-seismically-induced-landslides-and-seismic-landslide-hazard-analysis/ Dear Colleagues, we would like to invite you to participate to the session “Seismically induced landslides and seismic landslide hazard analysis” (conveners: Ed Harp,... -
Why was the Christchurch earthquake so devastating? http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/02/23/why-was-the-christchurch-earthquake-so-devastating/ A M6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February (21 Feb in UTC), leaving at least 75 people dead and hundreds injured or... -
What’s up? The Friday links (6) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/02/11/what%e2%80%99s-up-the-friday-links-6/ Today on Friday, 11 February, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred offshore in Chile near Concepcion at 36.5° S and 73° W in a depth of 28km....
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Job Openings: Five research geologists, tectonics for USGS Alaska http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/01/27/job-openings-five-research-geologists-tectonics-for-usgs-alaska/ The Alaska Science Center is advertising five new permanent research geologist positions. Applications are open between December 1, 2010 and February 15, 2011, and...
