2015-12-21 | in Opinion, paleoseismicity.org, Teaching | 4 responses
I am running this blog for more than five years now and it is time to acknowledge the other geo-blogs out there that have inspired me. In order to stay updated I follow the Geobulletin, which monitors the geoblogosphere activity. There are numerous amazing blogs out there that are either fun to read or interesting or both, but here I will focus on the ones dealing with earthquakes/tectonics/geomorphology/tsunamis. Here is my personal, subjective, but honest, list of earthquake blogs that I like and read:
The Trembling Earth by Austin Elliott
- Blogs about: Earthquakes, surface ruptures, seismic hazard, field work
- Frequency: ~Once per month
- What I like: Exactly my area of interest; scientifically sound but still easy to read; always finds the best videos; blog posts are generally long and tell a good story
Stephane on Blogger by Stéphane Baize
- Blogs about: Historical earthquakes, surface ruptures, field work, papers, triathlon
- Frequency: About weekly
- What I like: Exactly my area of interest; he has great images from his field work (e.g., Ecuador); he finds amazing images and other sources for historical earthquakes
Active tectonics by Ramon Arrowsmith
- Blogs about: Tectonic geomorphology, great earthquakes, early Homo in Ethiopia
- Frequency: ~Monthly
- What I like: Exactly my area of interest; lots of interesting stuff about drones, morphology, remote sensing; good links and fine figures.
Ontario Geofish by Harold Asmis
- Blogs about: Earthquakes in US and Canada, ground motion, building codes, Linux, how the government fails
- Frequency: Daily to weekly
- What I like: The way he writes; That he doesn’t care about what others think; That it’s often controversial; That he makes me think about things I haven’t thought about before, although I not necessarily agree.
The Landslide Blog by Dave Petley
- Blogs about: Landslides and all other kinds of mass movements, often seismically triggered ones
- Frequency: about weekly, depending on global landslide occurrence
- What I like: Often is the first to provide some background; I learn much about earthquake triggered mass movements; Has great images
Earthquake Geology in Greece (multi-author)
- Blogs about: Earthquakes in Greece, liquefaction in Greece, Greek geology, conferences, papers
- Frequency: Very variable, about monthly. Sadly, they haven’t blogged in a while.
- What I like: I worked on earthquakes & tsunamis in Greece myself, so this site is right on the spot; They often have details and interesting background information
Quake Hunters by Ed Garret
- Blogs about: Paleoseismology, field work, tsunamis
- Frequency: ~monthly
- What I like: It’s about tsunamis and paleoseiseismology – what else could I ask for?
ArMedEa by Paolo Forlin
- Blogs about: His project – Archaeology of Medieval Earthquakes in Europe
- Frequency: ~quaterly
- What I like: It’s a very cool project and he has superb photos and stories.
EarthJay by Jay Patton
- Blogs about: Large Earthquakes worldwide
- Frequency: Around twice per month, or whenever an interesting quake happens
- What I like: He’s often one of the first to collect some background information and some useful maps, which helps to quickly understand what happened
The Pale Blue Dot by Ekbal Hussain
- Blogs about: Natural hazards, earthquakes, climate, science outreach/communication
- Frequency: ~weekly
- What I like: Thought-through articles which are almost always worth reading; Great layout; Uses references!
Hypo-Theses by Ian Stimpson
- Blogs about: Seismograms of large quakes or local quakes recorded in Keele, UK
- Frequency: ~quaterly
- What I like: Beautiful seismograms; With some background info every now and then
What are your favourite earthquake blogs? Which did I miss? Tell me in the comment section!
I’ll probably put together a list of my favourite non-earthquake blogs, too. Please forgive me for listing eleven blogs in this top-ten list…
Ekbal Hussain | 2015-12-22|10:10 (UTC)
Great list Christoph. I feel honoured to be on there. But you’ve highlighted some I hadn’t come across before. Many thanks!
White Mountain | 2017-04-03|20:31 (UTC)
Fascinating subject this geology stuff. We’ve written a guide about personal preparation since we operate in Bucharest & unfortunately, it’s a reality for us that one day we might have a repeat of 1977. For our part, we at least want to make people think about being ready.
http://whitemountain.ro/blog/2017/03/earthquake-preparedness-tool-kit/#
Mark thompson | 2017-04-07|04:42 (UTC)
They called Einstein a fool but im going to throw this out there. What if an earthquake were predictable? This is my theory. The Earth let’s out a low frequency sound wave, similar to being in front of a speaker. Or gives off of. A spike in a magnetic field. Before an earthquake. anybody knows this has anything thng to do with a eearthquake ?
Gazi YILDIRIM | 2017-12-03|05:48 (UTC)
Dear Mark,
Earthquake is predictable, at least there is no theory or law that says the opposite. USGS has a very nice booklet about Earthquake Prediction. Unfortunately, the science gave up but they are many theories in the lab condition it should work.