Global Seismic Background Noise Reduced Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns Seismic background noise has been reduced due to the worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns a new study shows. There are thousands of seismic stations around the world. Those stations record the movement of plates using seismometers. As humans go about their daily life they shake the ground ever so slightly. We shake the ground when we drive, cheer at a sporting event, […] Brains Alex Camerino | July 31, 2020 0 Comments
Friday’s Earthquake Was 11th Strongest in California History and Most Powerful in 20-Years Friday’s 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest was among the most powerful quakes in California history and the most powerful in the last 20-years. Its remote location made it far less destructive and deadly than smaller quakes whose epicenters were in urban areas, but still caused fires and injuries. The quake was larger than the famous 1994 Northridge quake which measured 6.6-magnitude, […] SnowBrains | July 8, 2019 0 Comments
Yellowstone Volcano Hit with 1,100 Earthquakes in Last 16 Days Yellowstone is getting shaaaaakey… From June 12-27th, there has been a swarm of earthquakes on the western rim of the park, which the University of Utah has numbered at 1,100 to be exact. The constant seismic activity is not abnormal, but the strongest quake since 2014 did occur and maxed out at a 4.5M on the Richter scale. A 4.5 is usually […] Spencer Miller | June 28, 2017 1 Comment
464 Earthquakes in One Week in Yellowstone National Park Last Week Yellowstone National Park, MT/WY/ID has been pounded by earthquakes recently. A swarm of 464 earthquakes between June 12th and June 19th. On June 15th, Yellowstone saw a 4.5-magnitude earthquake. “The 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
Winter Snow Leads to Summer Earthquakes in California A new study finds a correlation between the size of California’s snowpack and a number of small earthquakes the state experiences each spring and summer. Researchers at UC Berkley and Bowling Green State University tracked the up and down motion of the Earth’s crust based off of 9 years of GPS measurements. The study also looked at how the snowpack pushes […] Jake Rubnitz | June 19, 2017 2 Comments
Rigoplano, Italy Avalanche Final Tally: 29 Dead, 11 Rescued According to CNN, rescuers have stopped searching for survivors in the Hotel Rigoplano, the site of a deadly avalanche last Wednesday. The avalanche was 120,000 tons and essentially destroyed the hotel. Out of 40 people inside the hotel during the avalanche, 29 have been confirmed dead and 11 survived. Out of those who survived, 4 are children and 9 had been trapped […] Sergei Poljak | January 26, 2017 0 Comments
Chile Surf & Culture Report: Earthquakes & Huge Waves Earthquakes… Four earthquakes over magnitude 5.0 Just last night… I have still have PTSD from California’s 7.1 magnitude Loma Prieta quake in 1989… There have been eight earthquakes here in Chile over magnitude 5.0 since I arrived here two weeks ago… I’m living in a building made of shipping containers… I’ve run out of the house at least 4 times… The surf at Punta de Lobos, Chile has been spot on. Many around here say that this is the most consistent wave in the world and I’m starting to believe it. I’ve been here for 16 days now and the surf has been pumping everyday. There is a big cliff to the south that blocks the ever- […] Surf Miles Clark | October 24, 2014 1 Comment
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