Daniel Trugman
@dtrugman2.bsky.social
Assistant professor, seismologist & data cruncher; also interested in climbing / skiing / hiking / biking / running / tennis / politics. Views are mine.
Most seismologists I work with use the term "absolute earthquake location" to refer to the position of the event in geographic coordinates and to distinguish this from "relative earthquake location" in relation to other nearby events. Not to imply "correct" or "accurate" by the word absolute...
December 24, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Most seismologists I work with use the term "absolute earthquake location" to refer to the position of the event in geographic coordinates and to distinguish this from "relative earthquake location" in relation to other nearby events. Not to imply "correct" or "accurate" by the word absolute...
The catalog itself is here, and I can DM you the .pdf. zenodo.org/records/1116...
Relocated Earthquake Catalog for Nevada (2008 — 2023)
This dataset contains a relocated earthquake catalog for Nevada and the surrounding region for years 2008 through 2023. All events during this time period detected by Nevada Seismological Laboratory (...
zenodo.org
June 27, 2024 at 4:28 AM
The catalog itself is here, and I can DM you the .pdf. zenodo.org/records/1116...
Yeah! I've heard reports of localized areas of low (as well as very high) ground motions from the 2023 event. It seems plausible for a single earthquake, but the curious thing about these rocks is that they have lived through many events. While they are only "semi-precarious", it is still a puzzle.
December 17, 2023 at 5:45 AM
Yeah! I've heard reports of localized areas of low (as well as very high) ground motions from the 2023 event. It seems plausible for a single earthquake, but the curious thing about these rocks is that they have lived through many events. While they are only "semi-precarious", it is still a puzzle.
Right, exactly, possibly all three at once. There may be a general issue with the ground motion model used, a local issue with the particular source-site path the seismic waves traverse, and/or an issue with quantifying the fragility of those particular rocks.
December 17, 2023 at 2:14 AM
Right, exactly, possibly all three at once. There may be a general issue with the ground motion model used, a local issue with the particular source-site path the seismic waves traverse, and/or an issue with quantifying the fragility of those particular rocks.
Interesting thought; in this case the most likely cause of the discrepancy is not due to the rate of large earthquakes but rather the intensity of ground motion caused by those earthquakes. It is also quite possible that these rocks are less fragile than they appear for reasons we don't understand.
December 16, 2023 at 10:36 PM
Interesting thought; in this case the most likely cause of the discrepancy is not due to the rate of large earthquakes but rather the intensity of ground motion caused by those earthquakes. It is also quite possible that these rocks are less fragile than they appear for reasons we don't understand.