Category Archives: earthquakes

The Solomon earthquake in close-up and wide-angle

Update: NASA Earth observatory has now put up a much nicer, cloud free-image showing uplifted reefs on the other side of the island, a smaller version of which I’ve added below the fold. The large subduction zone earthquake that hit … Continue reading

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Indonesian volcanoes excited by earthquake

Satellites back up Darwin.
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Media sexes up seismic severity shocker

How much do eyewitness accounts exaggerate earthquake damage?
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Seismic triggering of volcanic eruptions: from Darwin to today

Yesterday, we looked at the influence of tides and seasons on volcanic eruptions; today we look at the possible triggering effect of earthquakes.
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology, paper reviews, volcanoes