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Author: Jason Patton

Earthquake Insights / Publications / Temblor

Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica: A unique opportunity to drill and instrument the seismogenic zone of large megathrust earthquakes

We welcome inquiries from scientists and institutions for such an ambitious yet discounted project. Resources from ICDP, national funding agencies, and potentially other foundations could be leveraged to take advantage of this unique tectonic and temporal opportunity.

Earthquake Insights / Publications / Temblor

Mexico-Guatemala earthquake, felt by millions, likely triggered by the 2017 megaquake

The megathrust fault lacks large subduction zone earthquakes in this region. What do these extensional earthquakes tell us?

Earthquake Insights

Fuerte estremecimiento a partir de terremoto en la costa central de Chile: ¿Qué revela acerca del siguiente choque de megafalla?

Raul Madariaga: “Es claro para varios de nosotros que la región de Coquimbo tiene una sismicidad inusual y en aumento que podría preparar el área para un terremoto muy grande cerca del final de este sigo.”

Earthquake Insights / Publications / Temblor

Strong shaking from central coastal Chile earthquake: What does it reveal about the next megathrust shock?

The Coquimbo region has an unusual, increasing seismicity that may be preparing the area for a very large earthquake – Prof. Raul Madariaga

Earthquake Insights / Publications / Temblor

Seismic swarm hits Hayward Fault: What does it portend?

One may think that these quakes are small, so why do they matter? Why should I care?

Earthquake Insights / Publications / Temblor

What if the Northridge earthquake had struck today, on its 25th anniversary, during the U.S. government shutdown?

The partial shutdown could make things worse

Earthquake Insights / Publications / Temblor

Sunda Strait tsunami launched by sudden collapse of Krakatau volcano into the sea

Tsunami, Eruption, and earthquake risk is not over

Earthquake Insights

5-min Video of Ross Stein on the Greatest Achievements in Earthquake Science in the Past Century

Opening Presentation for the Centennial Plenary Session at the American Geophysical Union 2018 Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Earthquake Insights

What the Anchorage earthquake means for the Bay Area, Southern California, Seattle, and Salt Lake City

Building Codes Work. The closer you are the stronger you are shaken. Liquefaction is a menace

Earthquake Insights

National Climate Assessment: A Climate Catastrophe is Coming

After centuries of abuse, our actions have led to changes that are affecting everyone, now and into the future

Earthquake Insights

When the Levee Breaks: Cascading failures in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, California

Jason R. Patton, Ph.D., Ross Stein, Ph.D., Volkan Sevilgen, M.Sc. Water Management: Levees and Subsidence The state of California provides a substantial proportion of food for our country and other …

Earthquake Insights

Greek earthquake in a region of high seismic hazard

Jason R. Patton, Ph.D., Ross Stein, Ph.D., Volkan Sevilgen, M.Sc. An earthquake with a magnitude of M = 6.8 earthquake struck today along the coast of Greece, preceded by a …

Earthquake Insights

The Whistle: Are We Ready for the Big One?

Jason R. Patton, Ph.D., Ross Stein, Ph.D., Volkan Sevilgen, M.Sc.   It Has Happened Before The southern San Andreas fault (SSAF) is a plate boundary strike-slip fault, where the Pacific …

Earthquake Insights

Coseismic Landslides in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Landslides during and following the M=7.5 earthquake in central Sulawesi, Indonesia possibly caused the majority of casualties from this catastrophic natural disaster.

Earthquake Insights

Subduction megathrust earthquake preceded by a foreshock

An earthquake with a magnitude of M = 7.0 earthquake struck today in New Britain, Papua New Guinea. New Britain is an island northeast of the Island of Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Earthquake Insights

Tsunami in Sulawesi, Indonesia, triggered by earthquake, landslide, or both

An M=7.5 earthquake hits Sulawesi. Three major disasters are unfolding: damage from ground shaking, damage from landslides, and damage from tsunami. We learn more every day as information is conveyed across social media. Soon geologists will have their boots on the ground to compile scientific observations so we will be able to reconstruct what happened.

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Earthquake Insights

The Palu-Koro fault ruptures in a M=7.5 quake in Sulawesi, Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and likely more shocks

The earthquake struck on the Palu-Koro fault, with a faster slip rate than the San Andreas, and is straddled by the city of Palu, with a population of about 340,000.

Earthquake Insights

Induced Earthquakes: major reversal in our understanding

Better understanding of driving mechanisms behind earthquakes will help us to better forecast seismic hazard related to induced seismicity

Earthquake Insights / Landslide Insights

Violent shaking triggers massive landslides in Sapporo Japan earthquake

The magnitude 6.6 Sapporo earthquake occurred along the southern part of Hokkaido, Japan

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