Distant quakes trigger undersea landslides in Gulf of Mexico

Massive submarine landslides are often shaken loose if a large earthquake strikes nearby. However, triggers for smaller landslides are poorly understood. In a recent paper Dr. Wenyuan Fan and his colleagues, discovered 85 previously unknown submarine landslides in the Gulf of Mexico by analyzing 8 years of seismic data and extracting characteristic seismic signals of continental slope careening downhill.

Exploring the complexities of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence

On July 4th, Ridgecrest, California, was rattled by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake. 34 hours later, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake ruptured approximately 10 kilometers away from the initial shock. Learn how this complex earthquake sequence is changing our understanding of how faults work.

Peeking at the Plumbing of One of the Aleutian’s Most Active Volcanoes

A new approach to analyzing earthquake data revealed an impressive level of detail in the deep plumbing system underlying Alaska’s Cleveland volcano.