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All things earthquakes, paleoseismology, active faulting.
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EGU TS
1 day ago
#ecsmonday
Fast & slow
#earthquakes
talking beneath New Zealand? Maubant et al. (JP/US/DE/NZ/FR) find an asymmetric relationship at
#Hikurangi
: Mw 4+ intraslab earthquakes accelerate
#slowslip
, while slow slip quietly loads interface faults toward failure
doi.org/10.1029/2025JB033143
#paperalert
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Earth and Planetary Sciences at ETH Zurich
1 day ago
The Engineering Geology group at ETH Zurich is looking for a doctoral student with a strong interest in fluid mechanics and numerical modelling to develop a new coupled solid/fluid mechanics-based numerical model to simulate the motion of debris flows.
#phd
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PhD Position in Numerical Modelling of Debris Flows
The Chair of Engineering Geology (Prof. Dr. Jordan Aaron, Geological Institute) is looking for a creative and motivated PhD candidate with a strong interest in fluid mechanics and numericalā¦
https://www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/11727
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These are the latest papers on paleoseismology, active tectonics, and archaeoseismology (June 2026)
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Ā» New papers on paleoseismology, active tectonics, and archaeoseismology (June 2026)
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Maria Teresa RamĆrez-Herrera is seeking to fill a postdoc position in her group at UNAM, Mexico. Application deadline is 1 June, 2026:
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Ā» Posdoctoral Research Position in Active Tectonics and Paleoseismology at UNAM, Mexico
https://paleoseismicity.org/posdoctoral-research-position-in-active-tectonics-and-paleoseismology-at-unam-mexico/
22 days ago
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Call for abstracts for session ID129, "Assessment of fault activity for seismic hazards: Integrating observations across methods and timescales," at the GeoMinBochum 2026 conference, September 20 to 24, 2026.
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Call for abstracts
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25 days ago
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Postdoc opportunity - active tectonics and paleoseismology with Teresa RamĆrez-Herrera in Mexico
26 days ago
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Abstract Volume of the 2026 PATA Days in Guatemala now available!
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Ā» Abstract Volume of the 2026 PATA Days in Guatemala now available
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These are the latest papers on paleoseismology, active tectonics, and archaeoseismology (May 2026)
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about 1 month ago
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Seismological Society of America
about 1 month ago
The Making of a Historical Earthquake: The Spurious A.D. 320, Alexandria (Egypt), Destructive Event
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āļø How did ancient texts lead to a spurious earthquake in 320 CE in Alexandria, Egypt?
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Marco Francescone
about 1 month ago
We warmly invite you to contribute to Session P49 ā Active and Capable Faults: Investigations and Perspectives for Seismic Microzonation Studies at the Congress of the Italian Geological Society (SGI-SIMP) (Padova, 15ā17 September 2026). Submit your abstract at:
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Seismological Society of America
about 1 month ago
How do you determine earthquake recurrence rate of a fault using slip rates from geologic and geodetic studies? An
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paper presents a method to address this question. āļø
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Oxford Earth Sciences
about 1 month ago
Oxford Earth Sciences is recruiting for two Postdoctoral Research Associates in Global Seismology! The post holders will join
@seismokoel.bsky.social
and the DEEPSCAPE group in the Department of Earth Sciences to work on the PRISM-MTZ project More information and apply:
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Dr Robin George Andrews
about 1 month ago
Seismologists! I have a couple of very brief questions to ask you about todayās earthquake offshore from Japan. If youāre around take a quick call, let me know.
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Japan tsunami alerts downgraded following powerful earthquake off northern coast ā follow latest
People in affected areas are still urged to evacuate after quake registering 7.7 magnitude
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/20/japan-tsunami-earthquake-sanriku-latest-news-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Eos
about 2 months ago
āFor a fault that has had so much attention, thereās so much we still donāt know.ā Read on to learn what scientists are still uncovering about the Seattle fault and the risks it poses to the Pacific Northwest.
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On the Seattle Fault, the Biggest Quakes Arenāt the Most Likely - Eos
Smaller quakes from secondary faultsāwhich are not included in national seismic hazard modelingāoccur more frequently than previously thought.
https://eos.org/articles/on-the-seattle-fault-the-biggest-quakes-arent-the-most-likely
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Ryan J Hollister
about 2 months ago
Wow. Itās the 120th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and the Chronicle has a pretty good write-up on Northern San Andreas earthquake mean recurrence intervals.
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The San Andreas Fault produced major earthquakes long before 1906. Hereās what we know about them
Scientists say the northern San Andreas Fault produced 19 strong earthquakes over the past 3,000 years.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/earthquake-san-andreas-fault-22088634.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3NmL2FydGljbGUvZWFydGhxdWFrZS1zYW4tYW5kcmVhcy1mYXVsdC0yMjA4ODYzNC5waHA%3D&time=MTc3NjUzMDQ1NDk5Nw%3D%3D&rid=NzAwNjA3YTMtZWI0Mi00MzAxLWI3ZjctMjA5MGUxOTQ1ZTRk&sharecount=Mg%3D%3D
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Eos
about 2 months ago
In the world of Pacific Northwest seismology, āthe big oneā on Cascadia gets a lot of attention. But the Seattle fault, which runs under the faultās namesake city, poses a big riskāand not just its biggest quakes either.
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On the Seattle Fault, the Biggest Quakes Arenāt the Most Likely - Eos
Smaller quakes from secondary faultsāwhich are not included in national seismic hazard modelingāoccur more frequently than previously thought.
https://eos.org/articles/on-the-seattle-fault-the-biggest-quakes-arent-the-most-likely
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7th Fault2SHA Workshop ā Additional spaces available
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about 2 months ago
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CRESCENT
about 2 months ago
Apply for CRESCENT's "Reading the Earthquake Record: A Field Course in Paleoseismology". Travel, lodging & meals provided. For grad students, postdocs, & early careers who have research/application needs for using/collecting paleoseismic data. Learn more & apply ā¬ļø
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Henning
about 2 months ago
On this day, 34 years ago, the MLāÆ5.9 Roermond
#earthquake
struck near the NLāDE border early morning. It caused major building damage, injured dozens, was felt as far as France and England, and triggered aftershocks that lasted for years. One person died from a heart attack. š§Ŗāļø
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DaisukeIshimura
about 2 months ago
Our new paper is out! Ishimura, D., Takahashi, N.O., Tsutsumi, H., Homma, S., Mukoyama, S., Ichihara, T. (2026) Paleoseismic trenching on slip-partitioned surface ruptures associated with the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Seismica.
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Paleoseismic trenching on slip-partitioned surface ruptures associated with the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake
Surface ruptures appear over a wide area in addition to the primary fault during a Large earthquake like the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Although the displacement of such distributed surface ruptures is...
https://seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view/1713
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New papers on paleoseismology, active tectonics, and archaeoseismology (April 2026)
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2 months ago
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Not if, but when: how Spainās coastal towns are preparing for tsunamis
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Not if, but when: how Spainās coastal towns are preparing for tsunamis
In the holiday hotspots of the Costa del Sol, the risks are rarely mentioned. But in neighbouring CĆ”diz, the countryās first tsunami-ready town is leading by example
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/02/how-spain-coastal-towns-preparing-for-tsunamis?CMP=share_btn_url
2 months ago
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Geomorphica
2 months ago
It's time to introduce six new associate editors at Geomorphica, who will help us manage the growing number of submissions. First up is Max Engel!
#MeetMeMonday
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Christoph Grützner
2 months ago
Plus: In a new review paper by Clark et al., we discuss 50 yeras of reserach after the 1976 earthquake:
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/art...
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A Fiftieth Year Retrospective on the 1976 MwĀ 7.5 Motagua Earthquake in Guatemala | Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America | GeoScienceWorld
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/article/doi/10.1785/0120250268/725778/A-Fiftieth-Year-Retrospective-on-the-1976-Mw-7-5
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Christoph Grützner
2 months ago
Yeah, our new paper on the N America-Caribbean plate boundary is out now! We found 5 surface-breaking earthquakes in the last 1300 years. Joint research w/colleagues from Guatemala and
@umkc.bsky.social
. Funded by
@dfg.de
at
@uni-jena.de
1/11
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New paper: five surface ruptures in the last 1300 years on the North America ā Caribbean plate boundary in Guatemala
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2 months ago
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Seismological Society of America
2 months ago
Seismogenic Crustal Stress in Intraplate North America: Slip Potential of Suspected Quaternary Faults in the Central and Eastern United States
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āļø 61 features are evaluated in terms of their stress and orientation to see if theyāre amenable to slip.
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Report: Those were the PATA Days 2026 in Guatemala
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2 months ago
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Dr Dan Shugar šØš¦
2 months ago
Geomorphtweeps - does anyone know of a bedrock canyon being carved by a single flood event? I know Mike Lamb
@caltech.edu
has published on some (Box Canyon and Canyon Lake Gorge) but are there others? Reskeet widely! š§Ŗāļø
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Report: Those were the PATA Days 2026 in Guatemala
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2 months ago
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OpenTopography
3 months ago
Recent dataset additions on OpenTopo include the nationwide 0.5-meter Netherlands Digital Elevation Model (AHN4), new USGS 3DEP and NOAA Coastal lidar datasets across the United States, and a high-resolution SfM dataset of Italyās Stromboli volcano. See more ā”ļø
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Andrew Alden
3 months ago
New blog post
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Where to visit the Hayward fault by bus
In Deep Oakland I led off the book with a chapter on the Hayward fault, the prime mover that continually makes our landscape. Yes, the Hayward fault is primed to give us a major earthquake. It̵ā¦
https://oaklandgeology.com/2026/03/16/where-to-visit-the-hayward-fault-by-bus/
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Guest blog by Marco Caciagli: A multimedia collection of coseismic surface faulting from the Mw 7.8 KahramanmaraÅ (Turkey) earthquake of February 6, 2023
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3 months ago
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Chris Goldfinger
3 months ago
Here's a long format talk on Cascadia and northern San Andreas connections.
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Dr. Chris Goldfinger - Cascadia and San Andreas Earthquakes Links?
YouTube video by Quimper Geological Society
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHhRGEBiQPc
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Postdoc position on speleothem seismic vulnerability from FEM modeling (1-2 years) in Katowice (Poland) w/
@speleojacek.bsky.social
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Ā» Postdoc position on speleothem seismic vulnerability from FEM modeling (1-2 years) in Katowice (Poland)
https://paleoseismicity.org/postdoc-position-on-speleothem-seismic-vulnerability-from-fem-modeling-1-2-years-in-katowice-poland/
3 months ago
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Oxford Earth Sciences
3 months ago
The Department of Earth Sciences and St Peter's College are recruiting an Associate Professor (or Professor) in Earth Surface Processes to join our thriving academic community!
earth.web.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
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Dr. Wendy Bohon
3 months ago
Itās been 15 years since the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. This video outlines the event and described lessons learned. š§Ŗ
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March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquakeā10th AnniversaryāLessons Learned (educational)
YouTube video by IRIS Earthquake Science
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eigenform
3 months ago
paleoseismology is cool as hell
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Dr. Chris Goldfinger - Cascadia and San Andreas Earthquakes Links?
YouTube video by Quimper Geological Society
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHhRGEBiQPc&t=12
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Jacek SzczygieÅ
3 months ago
We're hiring! 2-year
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in
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vulnerability from FEM modeling to enhance
@paleoseismicity.bsky.social
of Hellenides (Greece) Part of
@ncn.gov.pl
project at the University of Silesia, Poland Deadline: 24th April 2025 Details š DM for Q&A
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Assistant Professor (post-doc) (F/M) in the group of research staff 51/2024/NA/WNP/INoZ/p-d/3 ā, Uniwersytet ÅlÄ ski, Sosnowiec
Job offer Assistant Professor (post-doc) (F/M) in the group of research staff 51/2024/NA/WNP/INoZ/p-d/3 ā, Uniwersytet ÅlÄ ski, Sosnowiec
https://skk.erecruiter.pl/Offer.aspx?oid=4778775&cfg=0596d66a80b044cea9e98c4a71799d37&fromSkk=1773233949295&ejoId=524926&ejorId=215840&comId=20067605
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Seismological Society of America
3 months ago
In a new
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paper, scientists use 1950s era aerial photographs and Keyhole satellite images from 1968 to study stream offset along the Xiaojiang fault. Because the region has been extensively anthropomorphically modified, these datasets are invaluable. āļø
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These are the latest papers on paleoseismology, active tectonics, and archaeoseismology (March 2026):
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3 months ago
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Mike Ross
3 months ago
One of my GNS Red Team colleagues has been busy doing some paleoseismology!
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Tephra seismitesāUnderstanding seismic hazard of hidden faults by analyzing liquefied tephra layers in lakes
CT images of lacustrine volcanic-ash layers ā¤8 cm thick provide a key liquefaction database for seismic hazard assessments.
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4 months ago
Happy to share our paper on Coupled Tectonic and Surface Processes at EPSL - years of work!
#Tectonics
#EarthSurface
#Subduction
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Cian š³ļøāšš³ļøāā§ļø (he/him)
3 months ago
šø Do you work in near-surface geophysics? I'm looking for a few community photos (fieldwork, lab, classes, conferences) to include in a photo gallery in the upcoming issue of the EEGS magazine. Focus is environmental & engineering near-surface geophysics. āļøš§Ŗ
#WomenInSTEM
#QueerInSTEM
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Rob Langridge
3 months ago
Last week trenching the northern Alpine Fault at Blue Grey River w/
@stef-eq-geology.bsky.social
and
@jameslagreca.bsky.social
and friends looking for paleoearthquakes. Many sandfly enemies too
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Paleoseismology session at the 2026 CANQUA meeting (3-6 June, Montreal) 2. Bridging the Gaps: Advances in Paleoseismology across Marine, Lacustrine, and Terrestrial Environments
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4 months ago
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Call for papers ā several special issues on paleoseismology and active tectonics
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4 months ago
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Seismological Society of America
4 months ago
A new study considers the the Zougahana fault in Kyushu, Japan, and its relationship to the Futagawa fault and Aso caldera. The team uses paleoseismology to explore. Find out more in
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Douwe van Hinsbergen
3 months ago
Come join us at Utrecht Eartn Sciences!
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Assistant Professor in Earth materials & mineral science
Are you the team player and initiative taking entrepreneur to complement our Earth Sciences faculty in earth materials research and/or mineral sciences?
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/assistant-professor-in-earth-materials-mineral-science
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Ina C
4 months ago
In Slovenia: at the bottom of the sea, the Faronika fish is said to reign. When it moves, the earth shakes and earthly disasters occur. The name of the fish is associated with the pharaoh's soldiers who were swallowed by the Red Sea and turned into fish, only occasionally taking on human form.
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