Tag Archives: gravity

A deep origin for the Tohoku earthquake?

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Chris Rowan

So if I’m reading this summary in Eos right, there is a new study suggesting that there was significant deformation of the subducted plate in the lead up to the M9 2011 Tohoku earthquake occurred – enough mass was redistributed to measurably … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geophysics, tectonics

Earthly and Unearthly Beauty

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Chris Rowan

NASA unveiled a couple of rather beautiful things at AGU last week – and despite actually being at the conference, I haven’t really had the time to sit back and appreciate them until now. The first was the ‘Black Marble’, … Continue reading →

Categories: climate science, geology, geophysics, photos, planets