Monthly Archives: March 2011

Magnitude 8.9 (or 9.0, or 9.1!) Earthquake off the coast of Japan

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Chris Rowan

Around 3pm local time yesterday, there was a massive earthquake about 100 miles off the east coast of northern Honshu Island, Japan. Initially calculated to be a magnitude 8.9, it has since been upgraded: the current CMT solution at the … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, focal mechanisms, geohazards, tectonics

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Chris has been on Twitter holiday this week, so you’ll be treated only to Anne’s Twitter obsessions in this week’s linkfest. Volcanoes Activity on Kilauea is changing dramatically, making for some interesting video views. First there were awesome videos of … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne