M6.1 earthquake, Japan, at 20.23 UTC on 26 April 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using (from top): 'slinky', horizontal pendulum, and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

⚒️🧪 Hey Norway! Did you feel that earthquake in the Oslo area? This isn't a common thing there, so letting scientists know what you felt is super helpful for understanding the effects and their extent! You can click the "I felt this earthquake" link here! www.emsc.eu/Earthquake_i...

M5.8 earthquake near Crete at 03.18 UTC on 24 April 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using (from top): 'slinky', horizontal pendulum, and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

⚒️ 🧪 A M7.4 earthquake offshore northern Japan today led to a megaquake advisory: a warning that the risk of a M8+ earthquake is ten times higher than usual. What does that mean, and how does this event fit into the mosaic of earthquakes in this seismically active region?

A tsunami of 80cm has been observed at Kuji port in Iwate Prefecture following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the Sanriku coast, with waves of up to 3m forecast for Pacific coastlines of Hokkaido and northern Japan. Bne IntelliNews #Tsunami #Japan #Earthquake #Iwate #Hokkaido

M7.4 earthquake, Japan, at 07.53 UTC on 20 April 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using (from top) 'slinky', horizontal pendulum, and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M5.7 earthquake, Nevada, at 01.29 UTC on 14 April 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using horizontal pendulum school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

April 13, 1855, died on this day at the age of 59 geologist Henry Thomas De la Beche ...

April 6, 1821, publication date of two prehistoric reptiles - the ichthyosaurus and the plesiosaurus - by paleontologist William Conybeare ...

Happy International Geologist's Day! Now for real. Below are the Easter-most igneous rocks out there. The orbicular granite slabs near the Department of the Earth Sciences in Uppsala University. 🧪 ⚒️ #Geology

Happy Geologist's Day to whoever celebrates it ! 🎂⚒️ International Geologist’s Day began in the mid 60s in the former USSR and technically falls on the first Sunday of April. There is even a "Geologist's Hymn"- a product of the times...

M5.8 earthquake, Afghanistan, at 16.12 UTC on 3 April 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M7.4 earthquake, Indonesia, at 22.48 UTC on 1 April 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using (from top) 'slinky', horizontal pendulum, and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M6.0 earthquake, Peru, at 11.20 UTC on 1 April 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M7.3 earthquake, Vanuatu, at 08.44 UTC on 30 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' (top) and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Strong #earthquake with a magnitude of M6.5 off east coast of Honshu, Japan, today. Here's the seismic signal of my Raspishake seismometer 12 mins after origin time in Herne, Germany, which is 9000 km away from the epicenter. 🧪⚒️ #geology @raspishake.bsky.social

M6.5 earthquake, Japan, at 14.18 UTC on 26 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' (top) and horizontal pendulum school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Today saw the largest earthquake of 2026 (so far): a M7.5 near Tonga, with moderate shaking. Residents of Tonga were told by authorities to evacuate in case of a tsunami, even though the US Tsunami Center said it was safe. Read our post to find out why both groups might have been right. ⚒️ 🧪

M7.5 earthquake, Tonga, at 04.37 UTC on 24 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using (from top) 'slinky', horizontal pendulum, and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Mw=6.6, NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE (Depth: 23 km), 2026/03/21 12:16:46 UTC - Full details here: http://geoscope.ipgp.fr/scripts/seismes/fiche.php?seis=us6000si5l

M6.7 earthquake at 8:16 AM ET on the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge, ~1,900 miles from Westport Observatory — detected on our USGS equipment. No tsunami threat. was-ct.org/science/s... #Earthquake #MidAtlanticRidge #USGS #NoTsunami #WestportObservatory

M6.7 earthquake, north Mid Atlantic Ridge, at 12.16 UTC on 21 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' (top) and horizontal pendulum school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M6.1 earthquake, Vanuatu, at 02.30 UTC on 20 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M6.6 earthquake, South Shetland Islands at 00.22 UTC on 20 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using (left) 'slinky' and (right) horizontal pendulum school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M5.6 earthquake near Kamchatka at 07.43 UTC on 19 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

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M5.8 earthquake, Cuba, at 04.28 UTC on 17 March 2026. P-wave detected in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

A view from Tate St Ives

Great signal on my Raspishake seismometer following the big M6.0 #Earthquake in Italy. Fortunately it was 400 km deep. The seismic waves arrived approximately 2.5 mins after origin time at my Raspishake located in Herne, Germany, 1300 km away from the epicenter! ⚒️🧪 @raspishake.bsky.social

Deep (381 km) M6.0 earthquake, Italy, at 23.03 UTC on 9 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using (from top): 'slinky', horizontal pendulum, and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M5.9 earthquake, offshore Kamchatka peninsula, at 17.08 UTC on 8 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M5.5 earthquake, Greece, at 03.32 UTC on 8 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using (from top) 'slinky', horizontal pendulum, and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M6.3 earthquake, Solomon Islands, at 14.27 UTC on 6 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M6.4 earthquake, Alaska, at 17.54 UTC on 4 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' (top) and horizontal pendulum school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M6.2 earthquake, Indonesia, at 04.56 UTC on 3 March 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using horizontal pendulum school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Deep (596 km) M6.3 earthquake, Fiji, at 05.44 UTC on 1 March 2026. Core phases recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' (top) and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M5.7 earthquake, Kamchatka, at 04.59 UTC on 26 February 2026. P-wave recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Deep (620 km) M7.1 earthquake, near Malaysia, at 16.57 UTC on 22 February 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using (top to bottom) 'slinky', horizontal pendulum, and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M5.3 earthquake, near Fiji, at 07.54 UTC on 22 February 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M6.0 earthquake, near Fiji, at 07.43 UTC on 22 February 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M5.8 earthquake, Kuril Islands, at 07.25 UTC on 22 February 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M4.8 earthquake, Italy, at 00.28 UTC on 21 February 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' (top) and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M5.8 earthquake, Afghanistan, at 13.09 UTC on 20 February 2026. P-wave recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

20 February 1824: William Conybeare reads his much-anticipated paper on #MaryAnning 's complete Plesiosaurus to a packed meeting of the Geological Society. Gideon Mantell recalled that the specimen was in the hallway. It was too big & heavy to carry up the narrow staircase to the meeting room.

M6.0 earthquake, Russia, at 15.58 UTC on 15 February 2026. P-wave recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' (top) and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M5.6 earthquake nr Okhotsk, Russia, at 06.29 UTC on 11 February 2026. Detected in Nottingham using 'slinky' (top) and horizontal pendulum school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Deep (510 km) M6.2 earthquake, Fiji region, at 20.44 UTC on 10 February 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' (top) and LEGO school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M5.5 earthquake, Cuba, at 12.09 UTC on 8 February 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' school seismometer #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

"Does it matter which way round this thing goes?"

M6.2 earthquake, Kamchatka, at 12.42 UTC on 22 January 2026. Recorded in Nottingham using 'slinky' (top) and Lego school seismometers #earthquake ⚒️ #geology 🦕 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...