Seismic Activity of New Zealand’s Alpine Fault More Complex Than Suspected

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 04:29:00 +0100enn (en)

A rupture along the full length of the fast-slipping Alpine Fault on New Zealand’s South Island poses the largest potential seismic threat to the southern and central parts of the country. A rupture along the full length of the fast-slipping Alpine Fault on New Zealand’s South Island poses the....

Seismic activity of New Zealand's alpine fault more complex than suspected

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 23:04:00 +0100sciencedaily (en)

New evidence of a 19th century earthquake on New Zealand's Alpine fault suggests that in at l east one portion of the fault, smaller earthquakes may occur in between such large rupture events.

Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Balleny Islands region, Southern Ocean

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:58:00 +0100watchers (en)

A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the Balleny Islands region, Southern Ocean at 20:52 UTC on December 1, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 2 km (1.4 miles). This is the second M6+...... Read more »

Seismic activity of New Zealand’s alpine fault more complex than suspected

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:43:00 +0100qnewshub (en)

A rupture along the full length of the fast-slipping Alpine Fault on New Zealand's South Island poses the largest potential seismic threat to the southern and

Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Southern Highlands Province, 61 km northwest of Tari (Hela Province), Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday, 2 Dec 4.46 am (GMT +10)

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:24:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 10 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Tari, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded early morning on Wednesday 2 December 2020 at 4.46 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface. The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical....

6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Southern Alaska

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:20:00 +0100nytimes (en)

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck near the Aleutian Islands, which lie in a seismically active area off the coast of Alaska. Credit... NOAA. A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck off the coast of a remote area of southern Alaska on Tuesday, but there....

Seismic activity of New Zealand's alpine fault more complex than suspected

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:19:00 +0100eurekalert (en)

New evidence of a 19th century earthquake on New Zealand's Alpine fault suggests that in at l east one portion of the fault, smaller earthquakes may occur in between such large rupture events.

Deep sea research off Norfolk sheds new light on our ancestors Chris Bishop person World leading research off our region's coast is unlocking secrets hidden beneath the waves for thousands of years. Scientists have spent 15 years mapping the seabed, where a strip of land linked Norfolk to the continent before disaster struck...

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 16:23:00 +0100edp24 (en)

The Storegga tsunami, a massive underwater landslip in around 6,150 BC, sent giant waves crashing inland. While the scale of the devastation lies hidden under the sea, it has always been believed the tidal wave submerged Doggerland - the land bridge across what is now the southern North Sea.

Study finds indications of life on Doggerland after devastating tsunamis Breaking away from Europe has never been straightforward. Eight thousand years ago, a series of enormous tsunamis swept through the North Sea and struck the coast of what is now Britain, with devastating effects. The landmass had previously been connected to continental Europe by a huge expanse known as Doggerland, which had allowed early Mesolithic hunter gatherers to migrate northwards, but rising sea levels had already flooded much of the... The Guardian

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 04:26:00 +0100msn-uk (en)

Breaking away from Europe has never been straightforward. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Simon Stirrup/Alamy Stock Photo. Eight thousand years ago, a series of enormous tsunamis swept through the North Sea and struck the coast of what is now Britain, with devastating effects.

Italy’s Irpinia Wine Region: ‘A Huge Genetic Database’

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 02:29:00 +0100qnewshub (en)

Aglianico vineyards, Sorbo Serpico, Campania, Italy. (Photo by: Alfio Giannotti/REDA&CO/Universal ... Images Group via Getty Images)

A possible precursor prior to the Lushan earthquake from GPS observations in the southern Longmenshan

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:58:00 +0100nature-Earth-and-Environmental-Sciences (en)

Global Positioning System (GPS) stations installed in and around the epicenter of the Lushan earthquake (Mw 6.7), which occurred almost 5 years after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, recorded preseismic deformation corresponding to the Lushan earthquake within the southern Longmenshan thrust belt.

Italy’s Irpinia Wine Region: ‘A Huge Genetic Database’

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:14:00 +0100forbes (en)

Aglianico vineyards, Sorbo Serpico, Campania, Italy. (Photo by: Alfio Giannotti/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Feudi Studi. It has a ring to it. It’s the name of a deep exploration project initiated by Feudi di San Gregorio, a research lab....

Mag. 4.2 earthquake - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO, on Monday, 30 Nov 12.08 pm (GMT -6)

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 19:30:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

: A new lava dome grew inside the crater lake during the effusive eruption in late 2007, replacing most of the lake. Watch the birth of a new mountain! : In the afternoon of 17 Oct, a particularly violent explosion occurred at Anak Krakatau, blasting away a portion of the southern crater rim.

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Chiapas and Tabasco States in Mexico

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:53:00 +0100riotimesonline (en)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Southern Mexico States of Chiapas and Tabasco were shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 5.9, the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) reported. The quake hit at a shallow depth of 17 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Sunday November 29th, at 2.07 am local time.

Very bright fireball explodes over central Japan

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:25:00 +0100watchers (en)

A very bright fireball streaked through the night sky over central Japan at around 16:35 UTC on November 28, 2020 (01:35 JST, November 29). The object was seen and recorded from many parts of western and central Japan and was accompanied by a rumbling noise....... Read more »

Oman: 4.8 magnitude earthquake in Southern Iran

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:36:00 +0100gulfnews (en)

Muscat: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 was reported 245 kilomteres away from Khasab in Hormozgan in Southern Iran. The earthquake happened at around 8.24am today. Hormozgan province in the southern part of Iran occupies a strategic position on Strait of Hormuz that separates Oman and Iran.

4.6-Richter quake jolts Bastak in southern Iran

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 07:14:00 +0100mehrnews-en (en)

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale has hit the vicinity of the city of Bastak on the borders of Hormozgan and Fars provinces, southern Iran. According to Iran’s Seismological Center affiliated to the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, the earthquake occurred at 07:54 a.

Earthquake reported in Southern Iran

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 07:02:00 +0100timesofoman (en)

Muscat: An earthquake has been reported in Southern Iran on Sunday, according to the Earthquake Monitoring Centre (EMC), at the Sultan Qaboos University. A statement issued online by the EMC said: “An earthquake in southern Iran with magnitude of 4.8, at 8:24 am MCT and at a depth of 15 km. The earthquake was recorded 245 km away from Khasab.

4.6-magnitude earthquake felt in southern Iran

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 06:17:00 +0100israelnationalnews (en)

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake was felt in the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. So far there are no reports of injuries or damage.

Geosciences, Vol. 10, Pages 482: The Scientific Landscape of November 23rd, 1980 Irpinia-Basilicata Earthquake: Taking Stock of (Almost) 40 Years of Studies

Sat, 28 Nov 2020 11:21:00 +0100mdpi (en)

The November 23rd, 1980 Irpinia-Basilicata ( Southern Italy) earthquake is one of the strongest earthquakes ever occurred in Italy. The earthquake was a natural laboratory for the scientific community, which was engaged highly and promptly in investigating the event, thus publishing a flood of papers in different research areas over time.