Prof. Kim Blisniuk SJSU

Active Tectonics research at SJSU | Views my own #earthquake, #earthquake geology, #paleoseismology, #SanAndreasFault, #faults, #tectonics, #geochronology

[USGS Earthquakes @USGS_Quakes]

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.5 - 16 km SW of Morón, Venezuela https://t.co/abXtXq2euP

[USGS Earthquakes @USGS_Quakes]

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.1 - 21 km W of Morón, Venezuela https://t.co/yf5muyEnze

[Prof. Kim Blisniuk SJSU @activetectonics]

@mtoneva1 So well deserved!!

[USGS Earthquakes @USGS_Quakes]

The earthquake was primarily strike-slip, meaning two tectonic plates slid past each other. These types of earthquakes are less likely to cause tsunami because their movement is primarily horizontal with minimal vertical movement of the ocean floor. https://t.co/3vWypuPqHi

[USGS Earthquakes @USGS_Quakes]

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.6 - 149 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia https://t.co/MSg7qjvh2k

[Foreigners in Taiwan 🇹🇼 外國人在台灣 @foreignersinTW]

The old Suhua Highway has collapsed in Hualien after the earthquake

[USGS Earthquakes @USGS_Quakes]

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.5 - 11 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan https://t.co/7CosltHZBa

[Dr. Judith Hubbard @JudithGeology]

A M5.9 earthquake struck offshore SW Greece this morning, one minute after a M4.1 foreshock.

Strike-slip events here are common, but this one had an unusual sense of slip - probably related to complicated deformation of the underlying Hellenic slab.

Read more on our blog:

[Prof. Kim Blisniuk SJSU @activetectonics]

@timblor Wow! You make the best dinners!

[USGS ShakeAlert @USGS_ShakeAlert]

Good morning Southern California! Did you feel the magnitude 4.8 earthquake about 2 miles northwest of El Centro at 12:36 am? The #ShakeAlert system was activated. See: https://t.co/Xq0r1hrrel @Cal_OES @CAGeoSurvey

[USGS ShakeAlert @USGS_ShakeAlert]

Good afternoon Southern California! Did you feel the magnitude 4.6 earthquake about 7 miles northwest of Malibu at 1:47 pm? See: https://t.co/jgbFUtZkxL The #ShakeAlert system was activated. @Cal_OES @CAGeoSurvey @ListosCA

[Prof. Kim Blisniuk SJSU @activetectonics]

She’s the best!!

[Dr. Judith Hubbard @JudithGeology]

Too many earthquakes, not enough time to write about them...

M5.4 at the Afar Triple Junction, offshore Djibouti/Somalia.

https://t.co/9kOGf0VjuL

[USGS Earthquakes @USGS_Quakes]

Last night's M4.2 in San Bernardino was near where the San Jacinto Fault intersects the San Andreas. Per the recently updated map, hazard is high in this area. We don't know when a damaging quake will strike but it's so important to be prepared for them.
https://t.co/Mh1jNiDSQd

[USGS ShakeAlert @USGS_ShakeAlert]

Good evening Southern California! Did you feel the M4.2 quake about 2 miles south of San Bernardino at 7:43 pm? The #ShakeAlert system was activated. See: https://t.co/nmclsj0fpa @Cal_OES @CAGeoSurvey @USGS_Quakes

[Dr. Judith Hubbard @JudithGeology]

A M7.0 earthquake struck the China-Kyrgyzstan border just after midnight, in bitter cold. With severe shaking, this event is likely serious.

The quake likely occurred on the South Tien Shan fault, which in the past has produced M8+ events.

Read more on our blog; link in my bio.

[USGS Earthquakes @USGS_Quakes]

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 4.2 - 3 km SW of San Bernardino, CA https://t.co/HaJ6eAMONK

[NHERI GSC @NheriGsc]

NHERI GSC members - if you know an undergraduate who is interested in natural hazards research and needs a paid summer internship. Share this post and support the next steps in their career. #nheriREU #nheriGSC #NSF

[RÚV English @RuvEnglish]

Heroic and successful efforts were made to save working machines close to the edge of the #lava. The machines were being used to construct defensive walls against lava flow into ##Grindavík - the same walls along which workers drove the machinery to safety.