Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:24 p.m. The port town of Coquimbo, Chile after the earthquake and tsunami. Credit: Wikimedia User Sfs90 Chile is hands-down the most active place in the world when it comes to megathrust earthquakes. Three of the past six megathrust (subduction zone earthquakes over moment magnitude 8) earthquakes have been in Chile, […]
The Nepal Earthquake Part 2: Earthquake Types
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 6:38 pm On Good Friday, Mary 27, 1964, Southeast Alaska was rattled by a 9.2 magnitude earthquake with a hypocenter some 15 miles below Prince William Sound. The damage throughout the region was simply astounding. 4th Avenue in Anchorage was absolutely destroyed by the quake, but a couple buildings on the […]
The Nepal Earthquake Part 1: Plate Tectonics
May 7, 2015 12:28 pm I still remember the Nisqually Earthquake of 2001. Ironically enough, we had just finished an “earthquake drill” when our second-grade teacher shouted “Earthquake! For real!” We all immediately bolted under our desks, not necessarily because we were concerned about falling debris, but because we just liked bolting under desks. You […]
Bárðarbunga – Is a Major Volcanic Eruption In The Cards?
Thursday, August 22, 201411:05 p.m. Bárðarbunga releasing steam from beneath the Vatnajökull Glacier. Photo Credit: Oddur Sigurdsson, Iceland Geological Survey. It’s safe to say that Iceland’s remote Bárðarbunga volcano doesn’t look like a typical volcano. Even though it is 6,591 feet tall, it has all but been completely consumed by the massive Vatnajökull glacier, with the only […]
The Oso, Washington Landslide
Monday, March 24, 2014 1:54 a.m. Retrieved from WSDOT Flickr page Sorry about the delay in postings. End-of-quarter finals unfortunately usually take higher priority over weather posts. This isn’t always the case during the end of fall quarter, as we are in the thick of the storm season and lowland snow is a very real […]
Cascadia Subduction Zone
Monday, April 30, 2012 10:49 A.M. I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Sorry. I actually haven’t been doing a whole lot of weather related things lately. The weather has been pretty boring around here (and it probably will be until October), so I’ve been focusing on other earth sciences that interest me. […]
