Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Chris Rowan

Other posts on All-geo Earth Science Erratics: Tim Sherry brings us some spectacular field photos from the Charlevoix impact crater. http://all-geo.org/erratics/2011/11/the-charlevoix-impact-crater/ Metageologist: We all rave about John McPhee, but he is by no means the only author to have written … Continue reading →

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Friday focal mechanisms: aftershocks in eastern Turkey

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Chris Rowan

Almost a fortnight after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Eastern Turkey, the region continues to suffer from aftershocks, and there were two pretty big ones earlier this week: a magnitude 5.2 on Tuesday, and then a magnitude 5.6 on Wednesday. … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, focal mechanisms, geohazards

A short FAQ on earthquakes and fracking

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Chris Rowan

While there are plenty of important reasons to scrutinise this fracking business, the risk of triggering earthquakes is not one of them. Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science

The Oklahoma Earthquakes

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Chris Rowan

There was some slight seismic excitement over the weekend in central Oklahoma: a magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook things up early on Saturday morning, which turned out to be the prelude to magnitude 5.6 tremor late Saturday evening. The focal mechanisms … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, focal mechanisms, tectonics

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Chris Rowan

Anne has an article in this week’s Eos about the conference she went to in the Galapagos this summer. It is paywalled, annoyingly, but if you don’t have access and would like a copy of the article, let us know … Continue reading →

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