Seismological Research Letters published yesterday, on November 1st issued a special research focused on the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Erol Kalkan, a research structural engineer and manager of the National Strong Motion Network with the U.S. Geological
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck at Atlantic-Pacific Ridge at 14:59:26 UTC. Location of epicenter is 1764 km (1096 miles) W of Swain’s Island, 2011 km (1249 miles) N of Mt. Siple, Antarctica, 3384 km (2102 miles) S of Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands (55.303°S,
La Niña is defined as cooler than normal sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific ocean that impact global weather patterns. La Niña conditions recur every few years and can persist for as long as two years.A sea surface anomaly, or
Thailand and Cambodia continued to cope with widespread flooding at the beginning of November 2011. Barely discernible in 2008, Thailand’s Chao Phraya River and its tributaries have spilled onto floodplains in 2011. Meanwhile, in neighboring Cambodia, Tônlé Sab
A geologist was brought in last week after cracks appeared at the top of the cliff at Porthkerry near Barry in South Wales. But at about 8pm on Monday a 55 meters (60-yard) section collapsed. Witnesses said it sounded like fireworks going off.There are more than
Strong and shallow magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Revilla Gigedo Island region at 12:32:00 UTC 227 km (141 miles) NE of Socorro Island, 333 km (206 miles) SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja Calif. Sur, 419 km (260 miles) W of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexic0 (19.891°N,
USGS has recalculated the magnitude and reports now a 5.4 magnitude earthquake located 95 km (59 miles) ESE of Yining, 289 km (179 miles) SW of Karamay, Xinjiang, 302 km (187 miles) WSW of Shihezi, Xinjiang, China at depth of 27.9 km (17.3 miles).EMSC
Lokon volcano near Manado town in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, continues to erupt sporadically. Andi Rosadi from VolcanoDiscovery Indonesian team climbed the volcano on 24 Oct and saw 2 eruptions on 26 Oct. Lokon is located near the popular Tomohon resort town in the
Unfortunately, yesterday was the last day for search and rescue in the region. Work will then begin on demolishing, recovery and rebuilding. It is thus unlikely that the number of people rescued will increase above 188. The death toll has passed 600 and is now at…
People in Ontario’s cottage country woke up to an alarming and worrisome sight Saturday: thousands of dead birds washed up on the shore of Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay. Ministry of Natural Resources is investigating after hundreds of birds and fish washed up on the
