The USGS has put out a Fact Sheet on progress made since the 1989 Loma Prieta Quake. To me it seems like yesterday, but it is really amazing how much technology has changed in 25 years and how instant Quake…
The USGS has put out a Fact Sheet on progress made since the 1989 Loma Prieta Quake. To me it seems like yesterday, but it is really amazing how much technology has changed in 25 years and how instant Quake…
The good people at Earthquake Video Mex have put together another complilation video, this time of the August 24, 2014 Napa Quake. This is part 2 of Earthquake Week at Club Josh for the 25th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta…
From the 2005 USGS publication “Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country” Bonus Map: Earthquake Probability in the SF Bay Area This is part 1 of Earthquake week here at Club Josh in honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Loma…
Amazing footage of hikers scrambling down Mt. Ontake in Japan after the volcano erupted earlier today. A totally scary scenario – without warning, the volcano sent an ash cloud down the slope as hikers were out enjoying a gorgeous day.…
Some serious Volcanic goodness has been happening lately – from Bardarbunga in Iceland to Mt. Tavurvur in Papua New Guinea, there has been some great footage out there on the interwebs. Shockwave from Mt. Tavurvur Great photo of Mt. Tavurvur…
Reports out of Iceland say that Bardarbunga (missing all the Icelandic accents) has had elevated seismic activity related to movement of magma. It sits below the Vatnajokull icecap – the largest glacier in Europe so the first few eruptions probably…
The USGS posted a link to a calculator to help people understand the difference between two earthquakes of different magnitudes. Case in point? Let’s compare the 9.0 March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake (My one month later post with video) with…
Great article in Nature talking about how scientists are setting off explosions (mini-quakes if you will) around Mount St. Helens in Washington State to try and get a better understanding of what exactly is going on with the magma. In…
More amazing photos at the Big Picture from 4 years ago. Rare eruption photos from a family in Oregon Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Also more facts and photos at the Volcano Hazards site on Mount St Helens
I love this portrait of 52 potentially active volcanoes in the Aleutian arc in Alaska. via Wired and NASA MODIS Rapid Response team