Tag Archives: earthquake
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What’s up? The Friday links (32) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/05/11/whats-up-the-friday-links-32/ The INQUA has set up an Early Career Researchers Committee (INQUA_ECR), and I am proud being a member of that. Its aim is to... -
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,... -
A motion piece on the Tōhoku Earthquake – One Year Later http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/04/07/a-motion-piece-on-the-tohoku-earthquake-one-year-later/ Peter Kim pointed me to that fascinating motion piece created by Onlineschools.org. It is an approach somewhere between science and art, but perfectly addresses... -
PostDoc position in Quaternary Research/Paleoseismology, Lisboa, Portugal http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/04/06/postdoc-position-in-quaternary-researchpaleoseismology-lisboa-portugal/ A postdoctoral position is open at ICIST-IST (Institute for Structural Engineering, Territory and Construction – Instituto Superior Tècnico) under the framework of the project... -
Session on “Seismic hazard modeling”: 86th National Congress of the Società Geologica Italiana, 18-20 September 2012 http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/04/05/session-on-%e2%80%9cseismic-hazard-modeling%e2%80%9d-86th-national-congress-of-the-societa-geologica-italiana-18-20-september-2012/ The Italian Geological Society (Societą Geologica Italiana), founded in 1881, organizes its 86th meeting in Calabria, Southern Italy (18-20 September 2012). The meeting is entitled THE MEDITERRANEAN:... -
Session on “Paleoseismicity of the Mediterranean Region and surface – faulting hazard in urban areas”: 86th National Congress of the Società Geologica Italiana, 18-20 September 2012 http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/04/05/session-on-paleoseismicity-of-the-mediterranean-region-and-surface-faulting-hazard-in-urban-areas-86th-national-congress-of-the-societa-geologica-italiana-18-20-september-2012/ The 86th Italian Geological Society Congress will be held in Arcavacata di Rende (CS) on 18-20 September 2012, at the Università della Calabria, Italy....
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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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
What’s up? The Friday links (30) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/02/24/whats-up-the-friday-links-30/ Dear fellows, please stop littering the beaches all over the world. Seriously. I like beaches and I guess so do you, so please, take... -
Back from field work in Oman http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/02/22/back-from-field-work-in-oman/ Klaus, Ben, Sascha and me went to visit our colleague Gösta at the GUtech in the Sultanate of Oman. We did some fieldwork for... -
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... -
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... -
What’s up? The Friday links (29) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/01/27/whats-up-the-friday-links-29/ The sun dominated the geo-news this week. A very strong coronal mass ejection (or was it a sunquake…?) occured and hit Earth’s magnetic field... -
What’s up? The Friday links (28) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/01/20/whats-up-the-friday-links-28/ The University of Oklahoma has set up a “Global Geo-Referenced Field Photo Library“. Once registered, users may upload and geotag their (geological) field photos.... -
What’s up? The Friday links (27) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/01/15/whats-up-the-friday-links-27/ Recently, scientists from Switzerland came up with the news that fractured bedrock might amplify earthquake shaking. The say they observed an increase by factor... -
Sunday Geology Picture: Alkyonides Gulf, Greece http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/12/18/sunday-geology-picture-alkyonides-gulf-greece/ This beautiful, isolated rock stands in the Alkyonides Gulf, the northwestern part of the Gulf of Corinth. It has some beautiful notches, which indicate... -
What’s up? The Friday links (26) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/12/16/whats-up-the-friday-links-26/ Today is the 200th anniversary of the first event of the New Madrid Earthquake Series. There’s still an open debate on magnitudes, intensities, causative... -
AGU2011 Tohoku earthquake session on video http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/12/12/agu2011-tohoku-earthquake-session-on-video/ A small comfort for all those who have missed the AGU2011 fall meeting (and so did I) might be that some sessions are now... -
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... -
What’s up? The Friday links (24) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/12/02/whats-up-the-friday-links-24/ Earthquake prediction is possible! At least for toads (well, for bufo bufo only). And at least in Italy. And at least in 2009. Do... -
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... -
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... -
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 (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... -
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,... -
What’s up? The Friday links (19) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/10/21/whats-up-the-friday-links-19/ Let’s start with some good news: The first two Galileo satellites (Natalia and Thijs) will be launched today from Kourou. It’s a little behind... -
New paper on L’Aquila earthquake http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/10/01/new-paper-on-laquila-earthquake/ Based on a new inversion of InSAR data, De Natale et al. predicted that the Avezzano and Sulmona tectonic domains, in Central Italy, may... -
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.... -
A few words about the upcoming Corinth Workshop http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/09/17/a-few-words-about-the-upcoming-corinth-workshop/ After the very successful 1st Workshop on Earthquake Archaeology and Paleoseismology held in the ancient roman site of Baelo Claudia (Spain, 2009), the INQUA...
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New paper on the post-depositional changes of Tsunamites http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/08/31/new-paper-on-the-post-depositional-changes-of-tsunamites/ A new paper published in Natural Hazards today discusses post-depositional changes of tsunamites. At sites in Thailand covered by sediments of the 2004 Sumatra... -
GSA Special Paper 479 – Geological Criteria for Evaluating Seismicity Revisited: Forty Years of Paleoseismic Investigations and the Natural Record of Past Earthquakes http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/08/29/gsa-special-paper-479-geological-criteria-for-evaluating-seismicity-revisited-forty-years-of-paleoseismic-investigations-and-the-natural-record-of-past-earthquakes/ A new book with focus on paleoseismology has been published by GSA. Special Paper 479 – “Geological Criteria for Evaluating Seismicity Revisited: Forty Years... -
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 (17) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/07/22/whats-up-the-friday-links-17/ This week’s Friday links are almost entirely earthquake related. On James’ Empty Blog you can find some scary but interesting videos from the Japan... -
Public version of the EEE Catalogue online! http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/07/21/public-version-of-the-eee-catalogue-online/ The public version of the EEE Catalogue, a global catalogue of environmental effects induced by modern, historical and paleoearthquakes, is available at http://www.eeecatalog.sinanet.apat.it/terremoti/index.php. This... -
What’s up? The Friday links (16) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/07/15/whats-up-the-friday-links-16/ Cyprus explosion caused an M3.0 earthquake: On 11 July, a catastrophe took place in southern Cyprus. 2,000 tons of amunition confiscated from an Iranian... -
The Wednesday Centerfault (7) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/07/13/the-wednesday-centerfault-7/ This week’s centerfault is a very prominent one that you will know for sure – the Dead Sea Fault. The sinistral strike-slip fault marks... -
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... -
The Wednesday Centerfault (6) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/07/06/the-wednesday-centerfault-6/ This day’s Centerfault is one of the longest and best investigated faults in Spain, the sinistral Carboneras Fault Zone (CFZ) in Andalusia (36.85°N, 2.25°W).... -
What’s up? The Friday links (14) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/07/01/whats-up-the-friday-links-14/ Some good articles came up last week, and two interesting things happened in northwestern Europe. A small earthquake (M2.7-M3.4) hit northern Netherlands in the... -
Young Geologists – New Insights (1) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/06/21/ygni01/ In April 2011 we started on a field trip to investigate the Padul-Nigüelas Fault Zone in Spain (+/- 37°N, 3°36°W, see map here). Like... -
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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What’s up? The Friday links (13) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/06/10/whats-up-the-friday-links-13/ Sorry for starting with a non-geological link again, but it’s important: We have two more elements! Well, two more names in the periodic table... -
What’s up? The Friday links (12) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/06/03/whats-up-the-friday-links-12/ I am not sure if the geoscience community has realized that astronomy made three steps forward recently, so I’ll start out of topic. Three... -
The Wednesday Centerfault (5) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/06/01/the-wednesday-centerfault-5/ After we dealt with some faults in Greece, let’s move to Spain. The Ventas de Zafarraya Fault (VZF) west of the Granada basin (36.96°... -
What’s up? The Friday links (11) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/05/27/whats-up-the-friday-links-11/ Because of the recent news, these Friday links will deal with earthquake prediction. As in the L’Aquila case and in the Judgment Day “prophecy”,... -
The Wednesday Centerfault (3) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/05/22/the-wednesday-centerfault-3-on-sunday/ This week´s Centerfault is the famous Arkitsa Fault in Greece (38.43°N, 23.00°E). Along this about 500 m long and locally more than 40 m high... -
Active and Inactive Faults http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/05/06/active-and-inactive-faults/ Following Tomas post let’s stay a little longer on the Corinth Canal. The 6 km long famous Corinth Canal despite being an amazing feat of engineering, since it... -
What’s up? The Friday links (10) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/04/29/whats-up-the-friday-links-10/ Today’s Friday links concentrate on tsunamis. Recently, Pure and Applied Geophysics came up with quite a lot of tsunami papers, and I am sure... -
New paper on the paleoseismicity of the Dead Sea – Kagan et al., 2011 http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/04/28/new-paper-on-the-paleoseismicity-of-the-dead-sea-kagan-et-al-2011/ Some days ago a new paper on the paleoseismicity of the Dead Sea area during the late Holocene has been published in JGR. Kagan... -
The Wednesday Centerfault (1) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/04/27/the-wednesday-centerfault-1/ It’s not easy to prepare weekly Friday links when you are abroad, this is what I had to realize in April. However, I will... -
Japan – strong aftershocks continue http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/04/11/japan-strong-aftershocks-continue/ A strong aftershock has rocked Japan on 11 April. USGS reported a magnitude of 6.7, while EMSC estimated M6.6. A tsunami warning has been... -
Paleoseismicity at the EGU2011 http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/04/09/paleoseismicity-at-the-egu2011/ Now the EGU2011 in Vienna is over. Thousands of scientists have attended the meeting and more than 13,000 abstratcs were presented. Approx. 20,000 portions... -
Buy an earthquake for charity http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/04/01/buy-an-earthquake-for-charity/ The World Geological Council (WGC) decided to “sell” earthquakes for charity. Similar to the names of low-pressure areas and high-pressure areas that you can... -
Japan earthquake aftermath – blogs and press http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/03/31/japan-earthquake-aftermath-blogs-and-press/ The Japan earthquake and tsunami have hit Japan harder than we could have imagined. Thousands are still missing, the death toll climbs and climbs,... -
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... -
Liquefaction in Tokyo Central Park http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/03/16/liquefaction-in-tokyo-central-park/ Thanks to Alessandro I came across this incredible video of liquefaction occuring in the Tokyo Central Park during the M9.0 Japan earthquake. We can... -
Japan EQ & Tsunami: Environmental Effects http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/03/13/japan-eq-tsunami-environmental-effects/ The Japan M9.0 earthquake and the following tsunami are well documented by videos, photographs, sea-level measurements, seismograms etc. But how do we recognize such... -
Mw9.0 earthquake hits Japan, causes Tsunami (updated – 3) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/03/11/mw8-9-earthquake-hits-japan-causes-tsunami/ An earthquake with a magnitude of Mw9.0 has occured 130 km east of Honshu, Japan in a depth of ~25 km. This had been... -
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,... -
What’s up? The Friday links (8) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/02/25/whats-up-the-friday-links-8/ The Christchurch earthquake was the main topic of the Geoblogosphere this week. A great analysis on the effects was provided by Dave Petley in... -
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... -
Friday’s earthquake and Darwin gap http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/02/15/814/ A nice short discussion about the Lorito et al., 2011 paper regarding the seismic gap at the Chilean coast and seismic slip during the... -
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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Searching for Records of Past Earthquakes Under Water http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/02/08/searching-for-records-of-past-earthquakes-under-water/ In its latest issue, EOS reports on the European Science Foundation conference “Submarine Paleoseismology – The Offshore Search of Large Holocene Earthquakes” which was held...
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What’s up? The Friday links (5). http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/02/04/whats-up-the-friday-links-5/ The Accredtionary Wedge #30 blog carnival hosted by Mountain Beltway came up with a tasting idea in January: The Geological Bake Sale. Explore and...
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What’s up? The Friday links (4) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/01/28/whats-up-the-friday-links-4/ The California Geological Survey provides a great online-tool for geoscientist: A fault map of California (Alquist-Priolo-Fault-Zone with all datasets available in PDF and GIS...
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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...
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What’s up? The Friday links (3) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/01/21/whats-up-the-friday-links-3/ The L’Aquila earthquake from 6 April, 2009 caused more than 308 fatalities and destroyed about 15,000 buildings. A new initiative set up by the...
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Special session “Archeoseismology” of the SSA Annual Meeting to be held in Memphis, TN, April 13-15th http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/01/10/special-session-%e2%80%9carcheoseismology-learning-about-ancient-earthquakes-from-the-archeological-record%e2%80%9d-of-the-ssa-annual-meeting-to-be-held-in-memphis-tn-april-13-15th/ Dear Researchers and Other Interested Parties! We invite you to submit an abstract to the special session “Archeoseismology: Learning about Ancient Earthquakes from the...
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What’s up? The Friday links. (1) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/01/07/whats-up-the-friday-links-1/ On 4 January, 2011 a partial solar eclipse was visible in Central Europe (up to 80% coverage of the sun). Werner Kraus shot some...
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“spektrumdirekt” reports on archeoseismology http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/01/04/spektrumdirekt-reports-on-archeoseismology/ The online science magazine “spektrumdirekt” reports on the archeoseismological and paleoseismological studies in Baelo Claudia, Southern Spain. The article focusses on tsunami hazard in...
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Teaching Paleoseismology – Excursion to Greece http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2010/12/01/teaching-paleoseismology-excursion-to-greece/ Paleoseismology and archeoseismology do only rarely appear in the curriculae of geoscience studies. Those topics will be covered in courses on tectonics and structural...
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BSSA Special Issue on the Wenchuan Earthquake http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2010/11/22/bssa-special-issue-on-the-wenchuan-earthquake/ The Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America has published a Special Issue on the 2008 Wenchuan, China, Earthquake. This event, also known as...
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New publication on Ancient Earthquakes http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2010/11/05/new-publication-on-ancient-earthquakes/ GSA has published a new Special Paper on Archaeo- and Paleoseismicity! ANCIENT EARTHQUAKES M. Sintubin, I.S. Stewart, T. Niemi & E. Altunel, Eds., Geological...
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New Tsunami-papers published! http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2010/10/20/hello/ Two new paper were published on tsunami research in the Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie: Reicherter, K., Vonberg, D., Koster B., Fernández-Steeger T., Grützner, C. &...
