Matthew Herman

Assistant Professor working on geodynamics and earthquakes. I code in Fortran. Account is 90% ranting about the NBA and academia. He/him/his.

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Dr. Matt Herman from our Geology Department was in the @KGETnews studio yesterday to talk about the recent 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia. The earthquake is the largest since the 2011 Japan earthquake. https://t.co/a8YcEt8s79

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In case you missed it live, here's Dr. Matthew Herman on KGET's 17 News at Noon earlier this afternoon talking about the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the Mendocino fracture zone yesterday.
https://t.co/QPOEJAttkO

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I am tired of Bakersfieldians talking about this place as bigger than cities like New Orleans, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, or Tampa. Use metropolitan area! It is not that hard! https://t.co/RzXHlNEsXB

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I cannot be the first person to notice the irony of calling Milton manmade when many of those same people deny the effect humans actually have on ocean temperatures and thus hurricanes…

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@MinSeongSeo Note that the red events span ~4 km, which is about the expected rupture length for a 5.2. So this could reflect the size of the earthquake rupture as much as anything else. But an interesting observation!

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@patton_cascadia I felt that one in my Bakersfield office! I agree - almost the same location, very similar faulting mechanism.

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@patton_cascadia (But probably strike slip)

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@patton_cascadia I would definitely bet on an EW striking thrust fault being involved. As for the other events...

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@MinSeongSeo I felt the June event in my office in Bakersfield, but missed this one out of town for a meeting. It got my family all freaked out tonight though!

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@MinSeongSeo Also a 4 in the same location in June

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@clairekiechel I just finished the episode and saw your name in the credits. I turned to my wife and said I think I know that writer from college. Awesome job! My favorite episode of the season so far!

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Oof @paramountplus your app is having a rough time. Gonna make a lot of people mad if these technical issues make them miss the Super Bowl.

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I do not think I will ever understand how blackouts work. I was under the impression ESPN was always a national broadcast, so I would be able to watch Clips-Lakers. Alas, it is blacked out. Infuriating.

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@panerabread After a long day w sick kids all I want is a full cup of mac and cheese. Unfortunately, my local Panera did not deliver tonight…

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I am firmly anti-gun, but I am firmly pro-shooting-the-wheels-out-of-street-racers-who-drive-by-as-soon-as-my-children-fall-asleep

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@AmericanAir: Trying to book flights for my family over the holidays online and keep getting to an error page with no additional info!

[Matthew Herman @tectonoherm]

Day 1 of using AirPods: love them except for device handoff. That is a terrible terrible terrible feature! Practically speaking it means I have not actually listened to anything on my AirPods all day!

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