Journal Reference: Susumu Shibutani, Weiren Lin, Koichiro Sado, Akihiro Aizawa, Katsuaki Koike. An Ancient >200 m Cumulative Normal Faulting Displacement Along the Futagawa Fault Dextrally Ruptured During the 2016 Kumamoto, Japan, Earthquake Identified by a Multiborehole Drilling Program. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2022; 23 (1) DOI: 10.1029/2021GC009966 An investigation of earth displaced by the series of quakes … Read more
TRIBUTE has been paid to a couple killed in a horrific house fire with their pet dog. Paul Cox, 51, and Jennifer Jones, 40, died in the flames at their home near Nottingham, alongside their Jack Russell named Scoobie. Jennifer Jones, 40, was killed in a horrific house fire on March 26Credit: Police Document Jennifer … Read more
Journal Reference: Nadine Igonin, James P. Verdon, David W. Eaton. Seismic Anisotropy Reveals Stress Changes around a Fault as It Is Activated by Hydraulic Fracturing. Seismological Research Letters, 2022; DOI: 10.1785/0220210282 Seismic anisotropy refers to changes in the velocity of seismic waves dependent on the “fabric” of the rocks that the waves pass through. The … Read more
Journal Reference: Genevieve L. Coffey, Heather M. Savage, Pratigya J. Polissar, Stephen E. Cox, Sidney R. Hemming, Gisela Winckler, Kelly K. Bradbury. History of earthquakes along the creeping section of the San Andreas fault, California, USA. Geology, 2022; DOI: 10.1130/G49451.1 Lesser known is the fact that the San Andreas comprises three major sections that can … Read more
Journal Reference: Jessica R. Murray, Eric M. Thompson, Annemarie S. Baltay, Sarah E. Minson. The Impact of 3D Finite-Fault Information on Ground-Motion Forecasting for Earthquake Early Warning. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 2021; DOI: 10.1785/0120210162 The benefits of 3D fault models vary depending on the fault style (a strike slip versus a reverse … Read more