Questions regarding a sudden release of seismic waves into the Earth's crust.
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Why do some earthquakes and volcanoes occur within plates?
I know that volcanoes and earthquakes occur on plate margins. But, do some of them also occur within plates?
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Seismology - PPV / VDV from geophone waveform data
I'm using an inexpensive seismometer to try and measure the effects of local HGV traffic on buildings. The device is connected to a Raspberry PI that has a Cirrus Logic Audio Card. The signal is fed ...
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Catalog of all significant earthquakes since 1900?
Where can I find a list of all earthquakes that happened on Earth since 1900?I need time, longitude/latitude, and power -- preferably in .csv format.
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What would a graph of magnitude >7.5 earthquakes over last 400 years compared to Grand Solar Minimums look like?
I am a novice here and I really appreciate the graph of magnitude >7 earthquakes related to 11(22)yr solar minimum cycles.
I was wondering what the correlation would be (if any) if we changed the ...
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Did the Geothermal Power Plant contribute to Pahoa's Lava Fissures?
There was lava in the area near the wells that the Puna Geothermal Venture facility created.
The plant has nine wells that run as deep as 8,000 feet, according to Wil Okabe, managing director for ...
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Applicable seismometers data?
I need to study low frequency range of seismic waves (~ up to 0.07Hz). Is it correct to use accelerometers data to compare with synthetic seismograms. Synthetic seismograms are calculated up to 0.07Hz....
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Is the probability distribution of earthquakes memoryless?
What I want to know is more specific than the title: If a city sits on major fault lines (let's say Tehran), and has a history of severe earthquakes (greater than 7 magnitude) once every 150 years in ...
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Interpretation of horizon display
I am currently working on a project that involves using seismic attributes as input parameters in a neural network for estimation of porosity and permeability for a reservoir. Now, I need to correlate ...
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Why do loose, soft soils amplify earthquake vibrations rather than dampening them?
Areas where the buildings are built on top of a deep layer of loose sediments are widely recognised as being more prone to earthquake damage (all else being equal) than areas where the bedrock is ...
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Conversion of body wave magnitude to moment magnitude
I have been tasked with homogenizing a catalog of events obtained from the USGS website, however, the data is a mix of different type of magnitude measures. How do I convert the different type of ...
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Which type of seismic sensors usually used in Earthquake Early Warning?
As I'm a newbie in seismology and related area, I would like to know which type of seismic sensors usually used in earthquake early warning systems?
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Megathrust earthquakes on subduction zones
I am a beginner in geology and earthquake studies, and learning about subduction zones recently.
Question is: do large earthquakes (sometimes referred to as megathrust quakes) occur on any point in ...
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Is there any correlation between Grand Solar Minimums (GSM) and earthquakes? [closed]
I've found many claims arguing that the periods of minimum solar activity are associated with increases earthquakes and volcanic activities.
Some of these claims are supported by articles in ...
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Seismogram deconvolution in SAC
Good day! I have a problem replicating a result. Let us consider the top plot here:
On the plot, velocity is in mm/s. I think the problem is to remove instrument response correctly. I downloaded ...
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2018 Swan Islands earthquake tsunami
How come the strike-slip 7.6 M earthquake, occurring January 9th, 2018, produced no tsunami? Has there ever been any produced in this region?
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Earthquakes PGA/PGV in time?
Good day! On USGS web-site I can get co-called PGA/PGV (Peak Ground Acceleration/Velocity) values in the region of earthquake. It is possible to get the map of velocities with respect to time (to see ...
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Why are earthquake considered spot things?
As far as i know earthquake is result of movement of earth crust layers and release of energy at these locations and movements at faults.
So i think its happens somehow along a line or in a wide ...
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What is a “tar shower?”
I'm reading about Sodom and Gomorrah on Wikipedia when I come across this:
"One such idea is that the Dead Sea was devastated by an earthquake between 2100 and 1900 BCE. This might have unleashed ...
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How to calculate seismic moment from seismograms?
I was told that
Seismic moment is determined by the observed spectral levels of the receiving waves.
But I don't quite understand what it means.
How is this done in practice? Do you need ...
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Possibility of Domino Effect
Is there any likelihood that an earthquake could trigger a volcanic event? I'm thinking that because the Pacific tectonic plate nearly coincides with the "ring-of-fire," particularly along the west ...
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Can we predict the earthquake before it occurs a while? What is the maximum period?What are the signs of an earthquake soon?
I want to know the signs before earthquakes and how long it would talk
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What caused the earthquake in Kuwait on Nov 12, 2017?
What are the causes of the earthquake in Kuwait on Nov 12, 2017?
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Does the Composition of Rock Near the Epicenter Affect the Effects of an Earthquake?
Aside from the earthquake triggering a quick clay landslide, is there anything else notable?
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Lights associated with earthquakes?
According to the New Madrid, Missouri web site, during the 1811-1812 earthquakes there were reports of lights coming from the ground due to quartz crystals being squeezed. They call this phenomena “...
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What is that spooky humming sound heard in earthquake footages?
In most of the earthquake footages filmed outside during the earthquake that hit Mexico City on September 9, 2017 there was a distinctive streak of hum in rapid succession that could be heard in the ...
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Effects of Mexican Earthquake in San Andreas Fault Line
Could the recent 8.1 Magnitude Earthquake at the Cocos and Nazca plates off the Mexican coast have a knock on effect to the Pacific and Juan de Fuca Plates further north at the San Andreas Fault Line?
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Can hurricanes set off earthquakes?
Large hurricanes can show up on seismographs. Do they do this by shaking the ground with wind? Moving large amounts of water putting weight on the tectonic plates?
A large earthquake is the result of ...
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What are the distinguishing features of an “artificial seismic wave” (e.g. a large underground explosion)
IN the NPR news item North Korea Possibly Conducts Sixth Nuclear Test, South Korea Says:
The U.S. Geological Survey says it detected a 6.3 magnitude "possible explosion" near Sungjibaegam, North ...
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Why do human populations concentrate near fault lines, volcanoes, etc.?
I've noticed that many places with large populations tend to be prime zones for natural disaster.
Examples: Silicon Valley = earthquakes, Houston = hurricanes and floods, Japan = tsunamis and ...
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Earthquake database for fault
I am trying to understand Deterministic Seismic Hazard analysis for which I believe seismic waves corresponding to a seismic sources (such as faults) are required to prepare the Gutenberg Richter ...
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Where are earthquakes felt more: on top of a building or on the ground floor?
I have this notion that at the top, the building will be more likely to shake than at the bottom, where it is grounded.
So, how does it work with an earthquake? Who would be more likely to perceive a ...
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Seismometer records ground displacement or acceleration
I believe Seismometers record ground displacement. However, I have also read in certain articles that this can be ground displacement or acceleration depending on the frequency of the seismometer. ...
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How did the The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster affect Japan's vegetation? [closed]
I am working on an important project please help!
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How to calculate cumulative moment magnitude?
What is the proper way to calculate cumuluative moment magnitude if I know the moment magnitude of several earthquakes?
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How to interpret seismic interferometry data?
Here is a screenshot of coseismic interferometry measurements of the 2015 Nepal earthquake. What does it mean?
The star is the epicenter of the earthquake. The screenshot was taken from the UNOSAT ...
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Comparing the 4th of August 1998 earthquake to the 16th of April 2016 earthquake in Ecuador
I'm doing an assignment where I'm comparing the two mentioned earthquakes, and trying to figure out which factors played a role in the amount of casualties. In the 1998 earthquake there were only ...
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seismic wave detection standing at the epicenter
If a person is to stand at the epicenter of an earthquake. Is it true that he would not detect P-waves nor S-waves echoing off the mantle core boundary?
Since if P-wave that enter perpendicularly ...
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How could an earthquake be stopped once triggered?
A fault that ruptures causing an earthquake, can cause a chain reaction of dynamically triggered earthquakes in nearby faults, thus causing a much larger seismic event.
What could be some unlikely ...
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Is there any case that changed from earthquake safe zone to danger zone?
Is there any case that changed from earthquake safe zone to danger zone? As plates move, I think that earthquakes belt will change over time. But is there really a case in which the earthquake-safe ...
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Using accelerometer as a seismograph
I'm using ADXL345 accelerometer with Raspberry Pi to build a seismograph. I've successfully hooked it up and can plot the accelerometer data in three axis. Is there any way to express these data in ...
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Why did it take so long to discover the volcanic nature of mid-oceanic ridges?
I just read this article and was astonished to see the following:
Oceanographers stumbled on [the mid-oceanic ridges'] volcanic nature in 1973.
What I find surprising is how recent that is.
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Can large earthquakes happen few times at same place(in days)
I want to know if large earthquakes can happen twice in the same place? I live in Istanbul/Turkey. In Canakkale/Turkey too many earthquakes happen for days! I know it is normal for this region but 4.8 ...
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What would happen if magma flows into a very large oil deposit?
If there were an earthquake that somehow cause a crack in the earth and allowed a significant amount of magma to flow into a very large oil deposit. With that high amount of explosive energy that ...
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Is “seismic energy released” a regionalized variable and can be analyzed using geostatistics?
In geostatistics, we can assess and analyze regionalized variables. Tectonic stresses releases in seismically active regions by occurring earthquakes. We can calculate and estimate the seismic energy ...
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Evidence for “earthquake storm” at the end of the Bronze Age
The decline of the large population centers around the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Bronze Age has been associated with a set of large earthquakes ("earthquake storm") occurring between ...
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Prompt gravity signal induced by the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake - useful for warnings?
Edit: Two new items may shed more light on this question:
BBC: Gravity signals rapidly show true size of giant quakes links to:
Science: Observations and modeling of the elastogravity signals ...
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What is the plausability/legitimacy of the San Andreas Fault 'Big One' Megaquake mechanism?
In the ScienceAlert article "New estimates suggest the 'big one' in San Andreas could be much worse than we thought" they make the claim that:
Researchers have forecast a mega-quake running the ...
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How do they know the 2016 Kaikoura (NZ) Earthquake was 'complex', involved six different faults?
The BBC news article New Zealand quake: The geological impact of a 'complex' tremor says:
The powerful earthquakes which hit New Zealand were some of the most complex ever recorded, say scientists.
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Does the moon have any affect on earthquakes being created? [duplicate]
Here, in New Zealand, we just had a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit. Alot of people are saying that the super moon caused this.
I have doubts as to the super moon actually 'causing' it but could have it ...
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Are there any seasonal or diurnal trends in earthquakes?
Though I imagine it's unlikely there is any significant correlation because daily and annual temperature variation really only impact a fairly shallow layer of the crust, I wondered whether the actual ...
