Tag Archives: paleoseismology
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SSA meeting in San Diego (& excursion to active faults!) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/05/06/ssa-meeting-in-san-diego-excursion-to-active-faults/ Klaus and me went to the SSA 2012 annual meeting in San Diego in April. The conference was great and very focussed. I really... -
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,... -
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 “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.... -
First circular for the 3rd INQUA-IGCP567 workshop on paleoseismology in Mexico, Nov. 2012 http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/04/03/first-circular-for-the-3rd-inqua-igcp567-workshop-on-paleoseismology-in-mexico-nov-2012/ Dear colleagues, we’ve just published the first circular for the upcoming 3rd workshop on earthquake geology, paleoseismology and archaeoseismology, Morelia, Mexico, 19-24 November 2012.... -
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.... -
Mexican Geophysical Union meeting 2012: session on paleoseismology, seismic and tsunami hazard http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/03/27/mexican-geophysical-union-meeting-2012-session-on-paleoseismology-seismic-and-tsunami-hazard/ UGM SESSION: PALEOSEISMOLOGY, SEISMIC AND TSUNAMI HAZARD Mexican Geophysical Union Annual Meeting (RAUGM) 2012 28 October – 2 November, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico A... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Job offer: Assistant professor position available at UNAM http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2012/01/18/job-offer-assistant-professor-position-available-at-unam/ Job Description The Geosciences Center at the National Autonomous University of Mexico invites applications for Assistant Professor/Researcher Position with expertise in Paleoseismology and Neotectonics.... -
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... -
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 (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... -
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... -
Special issue on Archaeology and Paleoseismology in Quat. Int. 242 http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/08/22/special-issue-on-archaeology-and-paleoseismology-in-quat-int-242/ It is our greatest pleasure to announce that a new special issue on paleo- and archaeoseismology has been published. The special issue of Quaternary... -
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,... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Corinth2011 – Registration re-opened, 20 places left! http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/06/02/corinth2011-registration-re-opened-20-places-left/ Dear colleagues and friends, the registration for the Corinth2011 workshop is open again. Due to additional capacities at the conference venue we can offer... -
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°... -
The Wednesday Centerfault (4) http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2011/05/25/the-wednesday-centerfault-4/ This day’s Centerfault is the Sparta Fault in southern Greece (37.1°N 23.3°E). Being situated on the Peloponessus, the fault marks one of the most... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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,... -
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... -
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... -
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 (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. (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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Happy holidays and a happy 2011! http://www.paleoseismicity.org/blog/2010/12/25/happy-holidays-and-a-happy-2011/ Paleoseismicity.org wishes you happy holidays and a happy new year! Be aware of snow avalanches and don’t get stuck in the winter traffic! We...
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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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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. &...
