'Inchworm' pattern of Indonesian earthquake rupture powered seismic 'boom'

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 22:44:00 +0200sciencedaily (en)

In a new study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters , researchers at the University of Tsukuba investigated a case of supershear rupture, the 2018 Palu earthquake (moment magnitude: 7.6) in Sulawesi, Indonesia , and its relationship with the complex geometry of the fault system.

"Inchworm" pattern of Indonesian earthquake rupture powered seismic "boom"

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:51:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

Credit: University of Tsukuba. Tsukuba, Japan - Earthquakes are often imagined as originating from a single point where the seismic waves are strongest, the hypocenter underground or the epicenter at the Earth's surface, with seismic energy radiating outward in a circular pattern.

MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: World News in Brief: July 27

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:58:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

* Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said his government’s intervention policy after the country’s first domestic transmissions of the coronavirus in March prevented as many as 1.3 million to 3.5 million infections. Speaking during his annual address to the nation, Duterte said the....

“Inchworm” pattern of Indonesian earthquake rupture powered seismic “boom”

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:39:00 +0200alphagalileo (en)

University of Tsukuba researchers report “inchworm-like” slip evolution of supershear rupture along the Palu-Koro fault during the 2018 Palu earthquake in Indonesia , showing the effect of complex fault geometry on rupture propagation Tsukuba, Japan – Earthquakes are often imagined as originating....

Can animals predict natural disasters?

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 03:32:00 +0200freemalaysiatoday (en)

A rescue dog working after the 2017 Puebla earthquake in Mexico. (Reuters pic) On Dec 26, 2004, an earthquake struck off the west coast of northern Sumatra in Indonesia and triggered a deadly tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands around the region.

Sismo azota Alaska y provoca alerta de tsunami

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 05:18:00 +0200diarioelmercurio (es)

Un sismo de magnitud 7.8 sacudió hoy Alaska, lo que provocó una alerta de tsunami en un área de 300 kilómetros en torno al epicentro, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS). El terremoto se produjo a las 06H12 GMT a 800 kilómetros al suroeste de Anchorage, la ciudad más grande de....