Welcome to this first post on the EGU TS blog’s newest series on Geomythology. Plate tectonic theory has existed for just over half a century but the Earth beneath us has always been active. In this series we explore historical and mythological explanations to tectonic phenomena we now understand, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and others. Japanese earthquakes Japan is one of the count ...[Read More]
Geomythology. Japan’s Earthquakes – The work of Namazu?
Namazu the giant catfish (image credit: pinktentacle.com).