The Salt Lake Tribune published an article recently on some trenching activity by the Utah Geologic Survey and the USGS to better date past movements on this active fault.
Miscellaneous
NASA Radar Images Show How Mexico Quake Deformed Earth
The JPL folks used UAVSAR mounted on their Gulfstream-III aircraft to take highly accurate radar measurements of the ground surface in Baja, California, near the site of the April 4, 2010 magnitude 7.2 Baja earthquake […]
Geologic Hazards
Video of Earthquake Induced Rockfall Near-Miss in Eastern Taiwan
A dashcam video caught a near miss with a huge boulder in the Taroko Gorge in Eastern Taiwan on April 18, 2019. The rockfall was triggered by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in the area, you […]
Geologic Hazards
Taiwan M6.8 Earthquake Causes Major Destruction
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Taiwan on September 19th, toppling buildings and bridges, derailing trains, and causing widespread disruption of services and communications. According to the BBC, at least one person was killed and 146 […]