SM
Seismology

EGU Guest blogger

This guest post was contributed by a scientist, student or a professional in the Earth, planetary or space sciences. The EGU blogs welcome guest contributions, so if you've got a great idea for a post or fancy trying your hand at science communication, please contact the blog editor or the EGU Communications Officer to pitch your idea.

Earthquake Watch: The 8 September 2023 Al Haouz, Morocco, M7.0 earthquake

Earthquake Watch: The 8 September 2023 Al Haouz, Morocco, M7.0 earthquake

Contribution about the September 2023 M 7.0 earthquake in Al Haouz, Morocco, by Dr. Nacer Jabour, Head of the National Geophysics Institute (CNRST) in Rabat, Morocco, Abdelillah Tahayt, from the Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essadi University in Tanger, Morocco, and Mohamed Kasmi, Lahcen Hni, Youssef Timoulali, Mohamed Menzhi, from the National Geophysics Institute (CNRST) in Rabat, Morocco. A m ...[Read More]

Statistical earthquake forecasting – is that possible?

Statistical earthquake forecasting – is that possible?

This blog post will take you through what can and can’t be done with statistical earthquake forecasting. We are happy to have it explained by Dr. Leila Mizrahi, who is a postdoctoral researcher at the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zürich. Let’s get started! “My research topic is earthquake forecasting” – “Oh, really, I thought that’s not possible! So, when is the next one going to ...[Read More]

Structure-from-Motion for Seismology

Structure-from-Motion for Seismology

This blog post about drone photogrammetry for seismology research is written by Lars Gebraad, with contributions from Isamu Naets and Patrick Marty. Lars Gebraad and Patrick Marty are doing their doctorates at the Seismology and Wave Physics group and Isamu Naets did his PhD at the Geothermal Energy and Geofluids group, both at the Dept. of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich. Like many techy outdoor young ...[Read More]

Earthquake Watch: The 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes – A catastrophic day for Turkey

Earthquake Watch: The 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes – A catastrophic day for Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Dr Onur Tan from Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa outlines the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes for the Earthquake Watch. February 6, 2023, was a catastrophic day for Turkey. The most destructive earthquake in the last century, Mw 7.8, hit the eastern part of the country at 04:17 local time. Unexpectedly, the second Mw 7.5 mainshock shook the region nine hours later. The mainsh ...[Read More]