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China funds Cuban quake detection: state media Havana (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 
China has donated 700,000 dollars to upgrade Cuba's earthquake detection system, state news agency AIN said Tuesday. The funds will be put toward revamped seismometers, radio communication technology and mobile stations to monitor earthquake activity, the agency said. "The new equipment will automatically determine the location and magnitude of each seismic event" on the island ... read moreTaiwan to boost quake warning system with undersea facility 
Taipei (AFP) Nov 15, 2009Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, officials said Sunday. The station, which is due to come into service in 2011, would help reduce the margin of error when monitoring undersea quakes and improve on the island's existing system of land-based seismic stations. ... more
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Deep Creep Means Milder, More Frequent Earthquakes Along San Jacinto Fault
Miama FL (SPX) Nov 10, 2009With an average of four mini-earthquakes per day, Southern California's San Jacinto fault constantly adjusts to make it a less likely candidate for a major earthquake than its quiet neighbor to the east, the Southern San Andreas fault, according to an article in the journal Nature Geoscience. "Those minor to moderate events along the San Jacinto fault relieve some of the stress built by ... more African Desert Rift Confirmed As New Ocean In The Making 
Rochester NY (SPX) Nov 04, 2009In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning of a new ocean as two parts of the African continent pulled apart, but the claim was controversial. Now, scientists from several countries have confirmed that the volcanic processes at work beneath the Ethiopian rift are nearly identical to those ... more Colossal quake may hit Sumatra in 30 years: geologist 
Singapore (AFP) Oct 15, 2009A colossal earthquake may hit Indonesia's Sumatra island within 30 years, triggering a tsunami and making last month's deadly temblor look tiny by comparison, a geologist has warned. Kerry Sieh, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore, said the next big quake would last more than six times as long as the 7.6 magnitude quake which struck western Sumatra on September 30, leveling the ... more Killer earthquakes shake scientific thought 
Sydney (AFP) Oct 11, 2009A sudden cluster of massive earthquakes which has shaken Asia-Pacific communities and likely left thousands dead has also jolted some scientists, who are starting to question conventional thought. Experts who dismissed notions that far-away quakes could be linked are beginning to think again after huge tremors rocked Samoa and Indonesia on the same day, followed by another major convulsion ... more |
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Shaking The Earth: Just Add Water
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Aug 13, 2009New Zealand is the site of one of the world's youngest subduction zones, where the Pacific Plate of Earth's crust dives beneath the Australian Plate. Now, a University of Utah study shows how water deep underground helps the subduction zone mature and paves the way for it to generate powerful earthquakes. The study in the journal Nature "expands our understanding of the sources of earthqua ... more Powerful quakes strike Japan, India 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 11, 2009Powerful earthquakes just over 10 minutes apart rattled Japan and India on Tuesday, triggering panic on fears of a tsunami in the Andaman Islands and injuring more than 100 people southwest of Tokyo. The unrelated quakes struck in the early hours, shutting down Japanese bullet train services and a nuclear power plant and causing a landslide that closed a major highway near the Japanese ... more Jade Sheds Light On Guatemala's Geologic History 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 29, 2009A new analysis of jade found along the Motagua fault that bisects Guatemala is underscoring the fact that this region has a more complex geologic history than previously thought. Because jade and other associated metamorphic rocks are found on both sides of the fault, and because the jade to the north is younger by about 60 million years, a team of geologists posits in a new research paper ... more Massive quake moves New Zealand closer to Australia 
Wellington (AFP) July 22, 2009A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has moved the south of New Zealand closer to Australia, scientists said Wednesday. With the countries separated by the 2,250-kilometre-wide (1,400-mile-wide) Tasman Sea, the 30 centimetre (12 inch) closing of the gap in New Zealand's southwest won't make much difference. But earthquake scientist Ken Gledhill of GNS Science said the shift illus ... more |
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