Alex Rutson
@arutson.bsky.social
University of Leicester PhD student | SEIS-UK Research Assistant | Geodynamics & Seismology |
Some fireworks detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer from a local fireworks display 🎆🎆🎆
#CitizenScience
#CitizenScience
November 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Some fireworks detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer from a local fireworks display 🎆🎆🎆
#CitizenScience
#CitizenScience
#Earthquake recorded on the #RaspberryShake #CitizenScience seismic network. See what's shaking near you with the @raspishake.bsky.social #ShakeNet mobile app
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#Earthquake recorded on the #RaspberryShake #CitizenScience seismic network. See what's shaking near you with the @raspishake.bsky.social #ShakeNet mobile app
A seismic section showing the #earthquake's travel time across the Earth is shown below, with the earthquake's location and the presented seismometers plotted on the map.
This was a significant earthquake, with seismometers on the other side of the globe detecting seismic motion.
This was a significant earthquake, with seismometers on the other side of the globe detecting seismic motion.
August 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A seismic section showing the #earthquake's travel time across the Earth is shown below, with the earthquake's location and the presented seismometers plotted on the map.
This was a significant earthquake, with seismometers on the other side of the globe detecting seismic motion.
This was a significant earthquake, with seismometers on the other side of the globe detecting seismic motion.
A M7.5 #earthquake occurred within the Drake Passage (between South America and Antarctica) at 02:16:19 (UTC), detect on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer in Leicester, UK.
The earthquake was a strike slip earthquake, meaning a tsunami is highly unlikely.
The earthquake was a strike slip earthquake, meaning a tsunami is highly unlikely.
August 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A M7.5 #earthquake occurred within the Drake Passage (between South America and Antarctica) at 02:16:19 (UTC), detect on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer in Leicester, UK.
The earthquake was a strike slip earthquake, meaning a tsunami is highly unlikely.
The earthquake was a strike slip earthquake, meaning a tsunami is highly unlikely.
The M8.8 Kamchatka earthquake can be seen here arriving at several @raspishake.bsky.social seismic stations across the globe.
July 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The M8.8 Kamchatka earthquake can be seen here arriving at several @raspishake.bsky.social seismic stations across the globe.
At 23:24:50 (UTC time), a M8.8 #earthquake struck eastern Russia causing a tsunami that is crossing the Pacific. The event was detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer in Leicester, UK.
The #earthquake is the largest since the M9.1 earthquake that struck NE Japan in 2011.
The #earthquake is the largest since the M9.1 earthquake that struck NE Japan in 2011.
July 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
At 23:24:50 (UTC time), a M8.8 #earthquake struck eastern Russia causing a tsunami that is crossing the Pacific. The event was detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer in Leicester, UK.
The #earthquake is the largest since the M9.1 earthquake that struck NE Japan in 2011.
The #earthquake is the largest since the M9.1 earthquake that struck NE Japan in 2011.
First successful bat detection on my #πpistrelle bat detector in Leicester UK.
I believe (and I'm no expert) that the descending frequency from a high of 100 kHz to a long trail at 50 kHz is the chirp of a #pipistrelle, probably a common one. 🦇🦇🦇 #bat
I believe (and I'm no expert) that the descending frequency from a high of 100 kHz to a long trail at 50 kHz is the chirp of a #pipistrelle, probably a common one. 🦇🦇🦇 #bat
June 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
First successful bat detection on my #πpistrelle bat detector in Leicester UK.
I believe (and I'm no expert) that the descending frequency from a high of 100 kHz to a long trail at 50 kHz is the chirp of a #pipistrelle, probably a common one. 🦇🦇🦇 #bat
I believe (and I'm no expert) that the descending frequency from a high of 100 kHz to a long trail at 50 kHz is the chirp of a #pipistrelle, probably a common one. 🦇🦇🦇 #bat
M6.2 strike-slip #earthquake occurred near the island of Crete in Greece at 03:19:35 (UTC), detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer.
No major damage has been reported in the region.
Rare for this station, both the P and S wave arrivals can be seen in the unfiltered waveform.
No major damage has been reported in the region.
Rare for this station, both the P and S wave arrivals can be seen in the unfiltered waveform.
May 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
M6.2 strike-slip #earthquake occurred near the island of Crete in Greece at 03:19:35 (UTC), detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer.
No major damage has been reported in the region.
Rare for this station, both the P and S wave arrivals can be seen in the unfiltered waveform.
No major damage has been reported in the region.
Rare for this station, both the P and S wave arrivals can be seen in the unfiltered waveform.
M6.4 #earthquake occurred at 04:15:38 (UTC) beneath the Tonga Island Region in the SW Pacific. This was detected on the @raspishake.bsky.social seismic network.
The focus point (hypocenter) of this earthquake was deep at 243 km depth, which is not uncommon for the region.
The focus point (hypocenter) of this earthquake was deep at 243 km depth, which is not uncommon for the region.
May 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
M6.4 #earthquake occurred at 04:15:38 (UTC) beneath the Tonga Island Region in the SW Pacific. This was detected on the @raspishake.bsky.social seismic network.
The focus point (hypocenter) of this earthquake was deep at 243 km depth, which is not uncommon for the region.
The focus point (hypocenter) of this earthquake was deep at 243 km depth, which is not uncommon for the region.
M7.4 #earthquake at the southern tip of Argentina in the Drake Passage, detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer. A tsunami threat was reported, but has since been downgraded.
For some perspective, if the latitude was flipped, the location would be on the same latitude as Scotland.
For some perspective, if the latitude was flipped, the location would be on the same latitude as Scotland.
May 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
M7.4 #earthquake at the southern tip of Argentina in the Drake Passage, detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer. A tsunami threat was reported, but has since been downgraded.
For some perspective, if the latitude was flipped, the location would be on the same latitude as Scotland.
For some perspective, if the latitude was flipped, the location would be on the same latitude as Scotland.
The M7.0 #earthquake from the Tonga Island Region can be seen around the world on the @raspishake.bsky.social network.
The arrival of the seismic waves from the earthquake are displayed here on a seismic section, with the predicted phase arrivals overlaying the seismograms.
The arrival of the seismic waves from the earthquake are displayed here on a seismic section, with the predicted phase arrivals overlaying the seismograms.
March 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The M7.0 #earthquake from the Tonga Island Region can be seen around the world on the @raspishake.bsky.social network.
The arrival of the seismic waves from the earthquake are displayed here on a seismic section, with the predicted phase arrivals overlaying the seismograms.
The arrival of the seismic waves from the earthquake are displayed here on a seismic section, with the predicted phase arrivals overlaying the seismograms.
M7.0 #earthquake occurred at 2025-03-30 12:18:47 (UTC) in the Tonga Island Region, detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer in Leicester, UK.
An initial tsunami warning was declared, but it has since been dropped.
An initial tsunami warning was declared, but it has since been dropped.
March 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
M7.0 #earthquake occurred at 2025-03-30 12:18:47 (UTC) in the Tonga Island Region, detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer in Leicester, UK.
An initial tsunami warning was declared, but it has since been dropped.
An initial tsunami warning was declared, but it has since been dropped.
The Myanmar #earthquakes can be seen in this seismic section from the @raspishake.bsky.social network. The M7.7 earthquake is plotted with the phase arrival times, with a M6.4 earthquake occurring shortly after in the same region being seen later (higher up) in the closest seismograms (left).
March 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The Myanmar #earthquakes can be seen in this seismic section from the @raspishake.bsky.social network. The M7.7 earthquake is plotted with the phase arrival times, with a M6.4 earthquake occurring shortly after in the same region being seen later (higher up) in the closest seismograms (left).
M7.7 #earthquake occurred at 2025-03-28 06:20:54 (UTC) near the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social.
Reports of buckled roads in Myanmar, and 1000 km away in Bangkok (Thailand), a high rise building under construction has collapsed, with 40+ workers missing.
Reports of buckled roads in Myanmar, and 1000 km away in Bangkok (Thailand), a high rise building under construction has collapsed, with 40+ workers missing.
March 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
M7.7 #earthquake occurred at 2025-03-28 06:20:54 (UTC) near the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social.
Reports of buckled roads in Myanmar, and 1000 km away in Bangkok (Thailand), a high rise building under construction has collapsed, with 40+ workers missing.
Reports of buckled roads in Myanmar, and 1000 km away in Bangkok (Thailand), a high rise building under construction has collapsed, with 40+ workers missing.
The M6.5 Jan Mayen Island region #earthquake is shown here as a seismic section. The earthquake was strong enough to be detectable on the other side of the world in New Zealand.
All data is from the @raspishake.bsky.social seismic network. All plots are made in python using obspy and matplotlib.
All data is from the @raspishake.bsky.social seismic network. All plots are made in python using obspy and matplotlib.
March 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The M6.5 Jan Mayen Island region #earthquake is shown here as a seismic section. The earthquake was strong enough to be detectable on the other side of the world in New Zealand.
All data is from the @raspishake.bsky.social seismic network. All plots are made in python using obspy and matplotlib.
All data is from the @raspishake.bsky.social seismic network. All plots are made in python using obspy and matplotlib.
M6.5 #earthquake north of Iceland in the Jan Mayen Island region occurred this morning at 02:33:14 (UTC), detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer.
The relatively close proximity of this earthquake to the UK means the seismic waves can be seen on an unfiltered waveform.
The relatively close proximity of this earthquake to the UK means the seismic waves can be seen on an unfiltered waveform.
March 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
M6.5 #earthquake north of Iceland in the Jan Mayen Island region occurred this morning at 02:33:14 (UTC), detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer.
The relatively close proximity of this earthquake to the UK means the seismic waves can be seen on an unfiltered waveform.
The relatively close proximity of this earthquake to the UK means the seismic waves can be seen on an unfiltered waveform.
Below you can see the arrival of the Caribbean #earthquake at my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer in Leicester.
All plots in this thread were created in python using the obspy and matplotlib modules. All seismic data has come from the @raspishake.bsky.social network.
All plots in this thread were created in python using the obspy and matplotlib modules. All seismic data has come from the @raspishake.bsky.social network.
February 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Below you can see the arrival of the Caribbean #earthquake at my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer in Leicester.
All plots in this thread were created in python using the obspy and matplotlib modules. All seismic data has come from the @raspishake.bsky.social network.
All plots in this thread were created in python using the obspy and matplotlib modules. All seismic data has come from the @raspishake.bsky.social network.
The M7.6 #earthquake in the Caribbean can be seen in Leicester, UK via my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer.
The signal is clearest in the lowest frequency band (bottom red band), where impact from anthropogenic (human) noise is less pronounced.
The signal is clearest in the lowest frequency band (bottom red band), where impact from anthropogenic (human) noise is less pronounced.
February 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The M7.6 #earthquake in the Caribbean can be seen in Leicester, UK via my @raspishake.bsky.social seismometer.
The signal is clearest in the lowest frequency band (bottom red band), where impact from anthropogenic (human) noise is less pronounced.
The signal is clearest in the lowest frequency band (bottom red band), where impact from anthropogenic (human) noise is less pronounced.
M7.6 #earthquake struck North of Honduras in the Caribbean. No tsunami warning or advisory is in place for the region.
The earthquake can be seen on seismometers around the world. This image shows seismometers on the @raspishake.bsky.social citizen science seismic network.
The earthquake can be seen on seismometers around the world. This image shows seismometers on the @raspishake.bsky.social citizen science seismic network.
February 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
M7.6 #earthquake struck North of Honduras in the Caribbean. No tsunami warning or advisory is in place for the region.
The earthquake can be seen on seismometers around the world. This image shows seismometers on the @raspishake.bsky.social citizen science seismic network.
The earthquake can be seen on seismometers around the world. This image shows seismometers on the @raspishake.bsky.social citizen science seismic network.
A M6.8 #earthquake occurred at 12:19:32 (UTC) off the coast of Miyazaki, Japan.
The earthquake was detected on the @raspishake network and can be seen around the world.
The figure shows the earthquake arrivals and their phases at different stations on the @raspishake network.
The earthquake was detected on the @raspishake network and can be seen around the world.
The figure shows the earthquake arrivals and their phases at different stations on the @raspishake network.
January 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A M6.8 #earthquake occurred at 12:19:32 (UTC) off the coast of Miyazaki, Japan.
The earthquake was detected on the @raspishake network and can be seen around the world.
The figure shows the earthquake arrivals and their phases at different stations on the @raspishake network.
The earthquake was detected on the @raspishake network and can be seen around the world.
The figure shows the earthquake arrivals and their phases at different stations on the @raspishake network.
he Mexico #earthquake can be seen on my @raspishake seismometer in Leicester, UK.
The signal is clearest using a low frequency bandpass filter (bottom/red waveform), which removes most anthropogenic (human-based) ground motion from the seismic waveform.
The signal is clearest using a low frequency bandpass filter (bottom/red waveform), which removes most anthropogenic (human-based) ground motion from the seismic waveform.
January 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
he Mexico #earthquake can be seen on my @raspishake seismometer in Leicester, UK.
The signal is clearest using a low frequency bandpass filter (bottom/red waveform), which removes most anthropogenic (human-based) ground motion from the seismic waveform.
The signal is clearest using a low frequency bandpass filter (bottom/red waveform), which removes most anthropogenic (human-based) ground motion from the seismic waveform.
A M6.2 #earthquake occurred at 08:32:55 (UTC) beneath the west coast of Mexico. The earthquake was detected on the @raspishake network and can be seen around the world.
The figure shows the earthquake arrivals and their phases at different stations on the @raspishake network.
The figure shows the earthquake arrivals and their phases at different stations on the @raspishake network.
January 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A M6.2 #earthquake occurred at 08:32:55 (UTC) beneath the west coast of Mexico. The earthquake was detected on the @raspishake network and can be seen around the world.
The figure shows the earthquake arrivals and their phases at different stations on the @raspishake network.
The figure shows the earthquake arrivals and their phases at different stations on the @raspishake network.
The #earthquake can be seen on my raspishake seismometer in Leicester, UK.
The earthquake was produced from a normal fault, likely relating to the Himalayan collisional zone. Aftershocks in the region of ~M5.0 have been detected.
All plots are made in python using obspy and @matplotlib.bsky.social
The earthquake was produced from a normal fault, likely relating to the Himalayan collisional zone. Aftershocks in the region of ~M5.0 have been detected.
All plots are made in python using obspy and @matplotlib.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The #earthquake can be seen on my raspishake seismometer in Leicester, UK.
The earthquake was produced from a normal fault, likely relating to the Himalayan collisional zone. Aftershocks in the region of ~M5.0 have been detected.
All plots are made in python using obspy and @matplotlib.bsky.social
The earthquake was produced from a normal fault, likely relating to the Himalayan collisional zone. Aftershocks in the region of ~M5.0 have been detected.
All plots are made in python using obspy and @matplotlib.bsky.social
A shallow M7.1 #earthquake occurred at 01:05:16 (UTC) near the China/Nepal border.
This earthquake has sadly resulted in >90 fatalities and >130 injuries in the region.
The figure below shows the seismic signals arriving at raspishake seismometers around the world.
This earthquake has sadly resulted in >90 fatalities and >130 injuries in the region.
The figure below shows the seismic signals arriving at raspishake seismometers around the world.
January 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A shallow M7.1 #earthquake occurred at 01:05:16 (UTC) near the China/Nepal border.
This earthquake has sadly resulted in >90 fatalities and >130 injuries in the region.
The figure below shows the seismic signals arriving at raspishake seismometers around the world.
This earthquake has sadly resulted in >90 fatalities and >130 injuries in the region.
The figure below shows the seismic signals arriving at raspishake seismometers around the world.
An earthquake occurred in the Scottish Highlands at the south west section of the Great Glen Fault.
Detected on a local raspishake seismometer.
Detected on a local raspishake seismometer.
January 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
An earthquake occurred in the Scottish Highlands at the south west section of the Great Glen Fault.
Detected on a local raspishake seismometer.
Detected on a local raspishake seismometer.