Category Archives: earthquakes

AAPG Day 2: showdown at the Lusi corral

Was the mud volcano drilling or earthquake-triggered? The AAPG decides…
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Categories: academic life, conferences, earthquakes, geohazards, Lusi, public science, volcanoes

California gears up for the largest earthquake drill in history

Thermochronic has already written about this, but just in case you missed it, the Great Southern California Shakeout, an interesting exercise in raising earthquake awareness amongst the denizens of Los Angeles and its environs, is taking place in November. The … Continue reading

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science

Was the Sichaun earthquake ‘boosted’ by reservoir loading?

Did human development increase the seismic hazard in Sichuan?
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology

Latest on the Tangjiashan ‘quake lake’

A drainage channel has been cut, but the effect is still uncertain.
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards

Earthquake in Iceland

In which we fail to falsify plate tectonics
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Categories: earthquakes, geology, tectonics