464 Earthquakes in One Week in Yellowstone National Park Last Week Yellowstone National Park, MT/WY/ID has been pounded by earthquakes recently. ย A swarm of 464 earthquakes between June 12th and June 19th. On June 15th, Yellowstone saw a 4.5-magnitude earthquake. โThe epicenter of the shock was located in Yellowstone National Park, eight miles north-northeast of the town of West Yellowstone, Montana. The earthquake was [reportedly] felt in the towns of West […] Industry News The Brains | June 20, 2017 0 Comments
Italian Avalanche Update: Hopes Raised for More Survivors After Three Puppies Pulled from Debris Italian Avalanche Update: Yesterday, three puppies were pulled from the Italian hotel decimated by an avalanche five days earlier. This furry find is a clear indication of remaining air pockets, giving rescuers new hope of finding even more survivors.ย So far, rescue crews have successfully pulled a total of nine survivors from the hotel in Farindola, Italy, razed by an […] Avalanche Robin Azer | January 23, 2017 0 Comments
La Parva, Chile Conditions Report: 300 Earthquakes & Powder On the Sept 16 earthquake, it was 8.4 Richter, lasted over 2 minutes, and shook the hell out of La Parva. The epicenter was about 250km north of Santiago, in a relatively sparsely populated area near Illapel. There have been over 300 aftershocks, including 15 above 6.0, but most have not been perceived in Santiago. 13 dead, hundreds of homes seriously damaged, and the coastal infrastructure was trashed in particular in Tongoy, Coquimbo, and La Serena. Tsunami flowed up to 500m inland. This map shows those replicas above 4, stars are […] Conditions Report Guest Author | September 21, 2015 0 Comments
8.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Santiago, Chile | Tsunami Warning for Hawaii: A very powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake shook Chile’s capital Santiago today at 3:54pm PST that was centered 141 miles northwest of Santiago. A tsunami warning was issued for the coast of Chile. It’s feared that large tsunami waves could hit the Chilean coastline during the next several hours. A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii. Estimated arrival time for tsunami waves […] SnowBrains | September 16, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Everest Basecamp Hit by Avalanche | 4/25/15 At least 18 are dead and dozens injured in the avalanche set off by the massive magnitude-7.8 earthquake that has left at least 3,300 dead in Nepal and neighboring countries on Saturday. More than 200 climbers have been rescued around Mount Everest. Many mountaineers have taken to social media to share their experiences. Dutch climber Eric Arnold describes the avalanche in a blog post: Through the radio we hear the bad news. ameliatraynor | April 27, 2015 0 Comments
5.7 Earthquake Rocks Lake Tahoe Yesterday | Did You Feel It? If you were in Tahoe yesterday, you probably felt a bit of a shakedown right around 8:47pm. ย You may have also felt some strong aftershocks early this morning. The US Geological Survey has reported that a 5.7 magnitude Earthquake hit Lake Tahoe yesterday. ย The strongest aftershock reported was a 4.9 that occurred early Friday morning. ย In some areas the quake […] Weather SnowBrains | May 24, 2013 13 Comments
Brain Post: How Does the Richter Magnitude Scale for Earthquakes Work? Today we are going to shake up your understanding of earthquakes. The Richter Magnitude Scale, often referred to simply as The Richter Scale, was developed in 1935 by Charles Francis Richter and Beno Gutenberg.ย Both were from the California Institute of Technology.ย Their study was originally intended to only be used in a certain area in California.ย Richter as a […] Brains Kyler Roush | April 18, 2013 5 Comments