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M6.8 Rattles NZ South Island:
Hubbard, J. & Bradley, K., (2025). M6.8 earthquake rattles New Zealand's South Island, raises minor tsunami. Earthquake Insights, doi.org/10.62481/b7d3223a
Hubbard, J. & Bradley, K., (2025). M6.8 earthquake rattles New Zealand's South Island, raises minor tsunami. Earthquake Insights, doi.org/10.62481/b7d3223a
M6.8 earthquake rattles New Zealand's South Island, raises minor tsunami
A megathrust event, or in the overriding plate? We take a look.
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April 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
M6.8 Rattles NZ South Island:
Hubbard, J. & Bradley, K., (2025). M6.8 earthquake rattles New Zealand's South Island, raises minor tsunami. Earthquake Insights, doi.org/10.62481/b7d3223a
Hubbard, J. & Bradley, K., (2025). M6.8 earthquake rattles New Zealand's South Island, raises minor tsunami. Earthquake Insights, doi.org/10.62481/b7d3223a
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A catastrophic M7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar today, rupturing ~200 km of the strike-slip Sagaing Fault.
The USGS PAGER alert is red, indicating severe damage and many fatalities. Impacts extend from Myanmar into neighboring countries, including Thailand.
What do we know so far?
A catastrophic M7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar today, rupturing ~200 km of the strike-slip Sagaing Fault.
The USGS PAGER alert is red, indicating severe damage and many fatalities. Impacts extend from Myanmar into neighboring countries, including Thailand.
What do we know so far?
Catastrophic M7.7 earthquake caused by rupture of Sagaing Fault in Myanmar
Limited reporting thus far from Myanmar, but this is a big one
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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A catastrophic M7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar today, rupturing ~200 km of the strike-slip Sagaing Fault.
The USGS PAGER alert is red, indicating severe damage and many fatalities. Impacts extend from Myanmar into neighboring countries, including Thailand.
What do we know so far?
A catastrophic M7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar today, rupturing ~200 km of the strike-slip Sagaing Fault.
The USGS PAGER alert is red, indicating severe damage and many fatalities. Impacts extend from Myanmar into neighboring countries, including Thailand.
What do we know so far?
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14 years ago today, the M9.1 Tohoku earthquake occurred offshore Sendai, Japan, devastating the region. It was the first great earthquake to occur in a area with a dense GNSS network, which provided an unprecedented view of deformation during the earthquake. (1/3) ⚒️ 🧪
youtu.be/1QCcVqZgNKw
youtu.be/1QCcVqZgNKw
Sendai / Tohoku-oki earthquake displacements from 0530 - 0630 UTC
YouTube video by rgrapenthin
youtu.be
March 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
14 years ago today, the M9.1 Tohoku earthquake occurred offshore Sendai, Japan, devastating the region. It was the first great earthquake to occur in a area with a dense GNSS network, which provided an unprecedented view of deformation during the earthquake. (1/3) ⚒️ 🧪
youtu.be/1QCcVqZgNKw
youtu.be/1QCcVqZgNKw
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Because it’s Thursday
February 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Because it’s Thursday
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Kolombo has had a few large eruptions—the 1650 eruption killed quite a few people. This paper estimates the volume of the deposits from the 1650 eruption are 4–6 km³
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Volcano-tectonic evolution of the polygenetic Kolumbo submarine volcano/Santorini (Aegean Sea)
Here we show for the first time the 3D-structural evolution of an explosive submarine volcano by means of reflection seismic interpretation. Four to f…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Kolombo has had a few large eruptions—the 1650 eruption killed quite a few people. This paper estimates the volume of the deposits from the 1650 eruption are 4–6 km³
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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M 7.6 earthquake in the Caribbean: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
This region is no stranger to large earthquakes; here are all of the M>6 events in the last 30 years, with today's in red.
This region is no stranger to large earthquakes; here are all of the M>6 events in the last 30 years, with today's in red.
February 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
M 7.6 earthquake in the Caribbean: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
This region is no stranger to large earthquakes; here are all of the M>6 events in the last 30 years, with today's in red.
This region is no stranger to large earthquakes; here are all of the M>6 events in the last 30 years, with today's in red.
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The most illuminating commentary I've seen on the reasons, and weaknesses, behind Trump's tactics since taking office. Worth your time.
February 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The most illuminating commentary I've seen on the reasons, and weaknesses, behind Trump's tactics since taking office. Worth your time.
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Two years have passed since the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye. In Türkiye, potentially damaging shallow magnitude 5 and larger earthquakes are concentrated near plate boundaries. The North and East Anatolian Fault zones and the West Anatolia Extension Zone are areas of high earthquake hazard.
February 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Two years have passed since the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye. In Türkiye, potentially damaging shallow magnitude 5 and larger earthquakes are concentrated near plate boundaries. The North and East Anatolian Fault zones and the West Anatolia Extension Zone are areas of high earthquake hazard.
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Bruce MacKinnon, the editorial cartoonist at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, drew this last November.
No newspaper would print it.
It now deserves an outing.
No newspaper would print it.
It now deserves an outing.
February 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Bruce MacKinnon, the editorial cartoonist at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, drew this last November.
No newspaper would print it.
It now deserves an outing.
No newspaper would print it.
It now deserves an outing.
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Trudeau 🇨🇦 “Toronto Police and the (Canada) Border Services Agency just seized about 835 kilograms of cocaine coming in from the United States into Canada via Mexican cartels.”
Canada is responsible for less than 1% of illegal drugs going into the U.S. and less than 1% of migrants. #cdnpoli #peipoli
Canada is responsible for less than 1% of illegal drugs going into the U.S. and less than 1% of migrants. #cdnpoli #peipoli
January 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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“The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater."
Trump Demands Bishop Apologize for Asking for Mercy for the Marginalized
Donald Trump demanded an apology from Washington National Cathedral Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde after she asked him to show mercy to the marginalized.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater."
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🧪⚒️ A M6.8 earthquake just occurred offshore southern Japan, with max JMA intensities of 5- (equivalent to MMI ~VI). That's enough to frighten people and cause objects to fall, but shouldn't cause widespread damage, given Japanese earthquake-resilient construction.
www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/...
www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/...
January 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🧪⚒️ A M6.8 earthquake just occurred offshore southern Japan, with max JMA intensities of 5- (equivalent to MMI ~VI). That's enough to frighten people and cause objects to fall, but shouldn't cause widespread damage, given Japanese earthquake-resilient construction.
www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/...
www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/...
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Learn more about the earthquakes and tectonic setting of Vanuatu in this video
youtu.be/7ewdkZ-H0oY?...
youtu.be/7ewdkZ-H0oY?...
New Hebrides: Tectonics and Earthquakes (Part 1)
YouTube video by EarthScope Consortium Science
youtu.be
December 17, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Learn more about the earthquakes and tectonic setting of Vanuatu in this video
youtu.be/7ewdkZ-H0oY?...
youtu.be/7ewdkZ-H0oY?...
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A M7.3 earthquake recently struck the island nation of Vanuatu, causing significant damage: collapsed buildings, crushed cars, landslides, and a small tsunami. The UN reports that at least six people have been killed.
Why did this earthquake occur, and what made it so damaging?
Read more:
A M7.3 earthquake recently struck the island nation of Vanuatu, causing significant damage: collapsed buildings, crushed cars, landslides, and a small tsunami. The UN reports that at least six people have been killed.
Why did this earthquake occur, and what made it so damaging?
Read more:
Deadly Mw7.3 earthquake shakes Vanuatu
An intra-plate event along a noisy subduction zone
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
December 17, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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A M7.3 earthquake recently struck the island nation of Vanuatu, causing significant damage: collapsed buildings, crushed cars, landslides, and a small tsunami. The UN reports that at least six people have been killed.
Why did this earthquake occur, and what made it so damaging?
Read more:
A M7.3 earthquake recently struck the island nation of Vanuatu, causing significant damage: collapsed buildings, crushed cars, landslides, and a small tsunami. The UN reports that at least six people have been killed.
Why did this earthquake occur, and what made it so damaging?
Read more:
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Today's M7.0 earthquake in Northern California occurred in a highly seismically active area near the Mendocino Triple Junction where the North American, Pacific, and Gorda plates meet. Notice how this location also marks a transition from northwestern to northern recorded GPS motion.
December 5, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Today's M7.0 earthquake in Northern California occurred in a highly seismically active area near the Mendocino Triple Junction where the North American, Pacific, and Gorda plates meet. Notice how this location also marks a transition from northwestern to northern recorded GPS motion.
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Watch the waves from the M7.0 earthquake in Northern California roll across seismic stations in North America.
🧵 THREAD
🧵 THREAD
December 5, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Watch the waves from the M7.0 earthquake in Northern California roll across seismic stations in North America.
🧵 THREAD
🧵 THREAD
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Ground shaking in Victoria, Canada (not felt here, 900 km distance) from today's M7 earthquake off the coast of northern California.
Details from the USGS: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Report shaking here: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Thanks to @earthscope-sci.bsky.social for the plot
Details from the USGS: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Report shaking here: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Thanks to @earthscope-sci.bsky.social for the plot
December 5, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Ground shaking in Victoria, Canada (not felt here, 900 km distance) from today's M7 earthquake off the coast of northern California.
Details from the USGS: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Report shaking here: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Thanks to @earthscope-sci.bsky.social for the plot
Details from the USGS: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Report shaking here: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Thanks to @earthscope-sci.bsky.social for the plot
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While we wait for more information about the M6.6 #Earthquake near #Ferndale in Northern California, You can see the waves being recorded across our network in the Live DAS and Seismograms Feeds:
Caltech/USGS SCSN Live Seismic Network Data Streams
Want to know what you are looking at? Go to https://www.scsn.org to access our 3 separate feeds and their information, available to stream from youtube.This ...
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December 5, 2024 at 6:53 PM
While we wait for more information about the M6.6 #Earthquake near #Ferndale in Northern California, You can see the waves being recorded across our network in the Live DAS and Seismograms Feeds:
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#FridayFold near Hedley BC. Local knowledge has it that these were formed when a sasquatch scratched at the rock to try and catch a thieving chipmunk. Upper Triassic Nicola Gp. sedimentary rocks incl. shale argillite siltstone sandstone phyllite & tuff
November 29, 2024 at 5:55 PM
#FridayFold near Hedley BC. Local knowledge has it that these were formed when a sasquatch scratched at the rock to try and catch a thieving chipmunk. Upper Triassic Nicola Gp. sedimentary rocks incl. shale argillite siltstone sandstone phyllite & tuff
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Woohoo, 25 follows more
\o/
Thus, 5 more facts (the challenge was 1 fact per 5 more follows). Let's stay with gravity & the "Potsdam Potato". For newbies & as a refreshment for our longstanding followers: The link shows the Potsdam Potato, a model of Earth's gravity: youtu.be/7vnJntX6YOs 1/n
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Thus, 5 more facts (the challenge was 1 fact per 5 more follows). Let's stay with gravity & the "Potsdam Potato". For newbies & as a refreshment for our longstanding followers: The link shows the Potsdam Potato, a model of Earth's gravity: youtu.be/7vnJntX6YOs 1/n
Geoid 2013
YouTube video by Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum
youtu.be
September 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Woohoo, 25 follows more
\o/
Thus, 5 more facts (the challenge was 1 fact per 5 more follows). Let's stay with gravity & the "Potsdam Potato". For newbies & as a refreshment for our longstanding followers: The link shows the Potsdam Potato, a model of Earth's gravity: youtu.be/7vnJntX6YOs 1/n
\o/
Thus, 5 more facts (the challenge was 1 fact per 5 more follows). Let's stay with gravity & the "Potsdam Potato". For newbies & as a refreshment for our longstanding followers: The link shows the Potsdam Potato, a model of Earth's gravity: youtu.be/7vnJntX6YOs 1/n
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Since we're talking about glacial landforms in my Geomorphology class, my #FridayFold contribution from Athabasca glacier, which shows folds associated with plastic flow in the glacial ice.
They were likely formed further upslope when the glacier was thicker and this ice was under some weight.
They were likely formed further upslope when the glacier was thicker and this ice was under some weight.
November 22, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Since we're talking about glacial landforms in my Geomorphology class, my #FridayFold contribution from Athabasca glacier, which shows folds associated with plastic flow in the glacial ice.
They were likely formed further upslope when the glacier was thicker and this ice was under some weight.
They were likely formed further upslope when the glacier was thicker and this ice was under some weight.
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I keep thinking about how true this is as the Python class I am teaching is wrapping up
I’m not against encouraging young people to consider science as a career but I think we ought to be honest with them about how much time they’ll spend managing python environments
November 21, 2024 at 1:37 PM
I keep thinking about how true this is as the Python class I am teaching is wrapping up
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🚨 New #preprint!🚨
Led by Billy Andrews, we quantify fault interpretation uncertainties in 3D seismic reflection data and how these effect fault seal and seismic hazard analysis. Let us know what you think! eartharxiv.org/repository/v... ⚒️
Led by Billy Andrews, we quantify fault interpretation uncertainties in 3D seismic reflection data and how these effect fault seal and seismic hazard analysis. Let us know what you think! eartharxiv.org/repository/v... ⚒️
Quantifying fault interpretation uncertainties and their impact on fault seal and seismic hazard ana...
eartharxiv.org
November 4, 2023 at 9:21 AM
🚨 New #preprint!🚨
Led by Billy Andrews, we quantify fault interpretation uncertainties in 3D seismic reflection data and how these effect fault seal and seismic hazard analysis. Let us know what you think! eartharxiv.org/repository/v... ⚒️
Led by Billy Andrews, we quantify fault interpretation uncertainties in 3D seismic reflection data and how these effect fault seal and seismic hazard analysis. Let us know what you think! eartharxiv.org/repository/v... ⚒️
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🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨
Led by Candela Martinez, @nocode-dc.bsky.social, me and a few other folk used some legit ace 3D seismic reflection data from offshore Australia to study syn-rift tectono-stratigraphy and the role of fault-scarp degradation!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Led by Candela Martinez, @nocode-dc.bsky.social, me and a few other folk used some legit ace 3D seismic reflection data from offshore Australia to study syn-rift tectono-stratigraphy and the role of fault-scarp degradation!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bre.12842
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January 25, 2024 at 2:10 PM
🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨
Led by Candela Martinez, @nocode-dc.bsky.social, me and a few other folk used some legit ace 3D seismic reflection data from offshore Australia to study syn-rift tectono-stratigraphy and the role of fault-scarp degradation!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Led by Candela Martinez, @nocode-dc.bsky.social, me and a few other folk used some legit ace 3D seismic reflection data from offshore Australia to study syn-rift tectono-stratigraphy and the role of fault-scarp degradation!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...