Category Archives: earthquakes

Tectonics of the Qinghai Earthquake

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Chris Rowan

Late on Tuesday (or Wednesday morning local time) western China was shaken by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake. The focal mechanism, courtesy of the USGS, tells us that it occured on a strike-slip fault like the San Andreas fault and the … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geology, tectonics

Toads: seismic prognosticators?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Chris Rowan

Is a pet toad the new must-have earthquake detector?
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Haiti: what next for the Enriquillo Fault?

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Chris Rowan

On sections of the fault adjacent to January’s rupture, strain built up by plate motions is still there, waiting to be released. The only question is when, and how.
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, tectonics