Living through the Loma Prieta earthquake
Since 2008, the Great ShakeOut earthquake drills remind people to protect themselves in an earthquake. The annual drill falls around the anniversary of a historic Bay Area shock — the …
The Great Quake Debate: an interview with seismologist and author Susan Hough
In the early 1900s, debate raged about Southern California’s earthquake risk. Intrigued by the adversaries, seismologist Susan Hough wrote a book about it. By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D (@DrAlkaTrip) …
Salton Sea Swarm quiets down
An earthquake swarm under the Salton Sea appears to be calming down after a day, but scientists continue to keep a close eye on the region.
Don’t panic, prepare! Delhi earthquakes remind citizens of risk
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D (@DrAlkaTrip) Delhi’s citizens anxiously await a bigger shock during an ongoing swarm-like earthquake sequence, though swarms rarely include a larger event. Citation Tripathy-Lang, Alka, …
Magnitude-6.5 earthquake rattles Nevada and California
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D (@DrAlkaTrip) A shallow earthquake struck near the California-Nevada border in the early morning hours on May 15, 2020, waking people as far away as the …
Volcanic lightning helps aviators avoid hazardous ash
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) A remote Alaskan volcano erupted for nine months, repeatedly disrupting aviation traffic. How can lightning help minimize ash hazards for aircraft? Citation Tripathy-Lang, …
Slow moving fault pieces may limit large Himalayan quakes
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) The latest modeling shows that the interface between India and Eurasia may be segmented into pieces that can host earthquakes, and pieces that cannot. …
Taal’s eruption illuminates volcanic lightning for scientists
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) Temblor talks to scientists Alexa van Eaton and Chris Schultz about the science behind bursts of lightning that lit up social media during Taal’s …
InSAR shows massive ground deformation around the erupting Taal Volcano
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) Since Taal began erupting last week, satellite images show surface movement around the volcano. Such rainbow imagery has flummoxed Twitter users. Citation: Alka …
Ang Pagsabog ng bulkang Taal ng Pilipinas na may kasamang lindol at abo
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) Ang Taal Volcano, na kilala sa nakamamanghang crater lake, ay biglang sumabog noong Linggo, Enero 12, 2020, napilitang lumikas ang mga kalapit na nayon. …
Philippine volcano Taal erupts with a fury of earthquakes and ash
Taal Volcano, known for its picturesque crater lake, erupted suddenly on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, forcing evacuations of nearby villages.
Past meets present to help future seismic hazard forecasts in San Diego
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) Urbanization obscures a complex fault zone on which downtown San Diego sits, but decades-old geotechnical studies reveal the faults. Citation: Alka Tripathy-Lang (2020), …
New year, new California quakes
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) On Wednesday night, two small earthquakes welcomed California into the next decade. Citation: Alka Tripathy-Lang (2020), New year, new California quakes, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.063 …
Apat na malalaking lindol sa nakalipas na dalawang buwan ang nagpayanig sa timog ng Pilipinas
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) Nitong nagdaang dalawang buwan, apat na lindol sa pagitan ng magnitude-6.4 hanggang -6.8 ang nanalasa sa timog-kanluran ng Mt. Apo, isang tahimik na stratovolcano …
Four large quakes in two months jolt southern Philippines
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) In the past two months, four quakes between magnitude-6.4 to -6.8 ruptured southwest of Mount Apo, a quiet stratovolcano near Davao City, in the …