Alan Kafka

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake east of Guadeloupe, recorded across New York City with low-cost Raspberry Shake community seismographs.

USGS: Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake - Timor Island, Southeast Asia - recorded in Northeast India.

Lively, Ontario, Canada

Lively quake in Canada today...

Magnitude 2.6 earthquake today in Northern NY State.

What to know about the blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that left no survivors Authorities are investigating a powerful explosion at an explosives plant in rural Tennessee where authorities say they've recovered no survivors.

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Very sad 😢tragic explosion in Tennessee 😢
Forensic Seismology: Application of seismology to investigate (and hopefully mitigate the impact of) social, legal, political, and/or security implications of seismic events (usually non-earthquake events).

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake south of Tierra del Fuego, recorded by our Raspberry Shake seismograph in Assam, India.

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Philippines, recorded by our Raspberry Shake seismograph in Assam, India.

Draft of Chapter 2 of my book "Geoscience and Society from Galileo to the 21st Century" Chapter 2: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 and the “Age of Science and Reason"

Draft of Chapter 2 of my book "Geoscience and Society from Galileo to the 21st Century" is now available for public access, and you can read it here:

Chapter 2: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 and the “Age of Science and Reason”

open.substack.com/pub/alankafk...

Four earthquakes strike northwestern Venezuela, USGS says Four earthquakes hit northwestern Venezuela within a span of several hours late Wednesday and early Thursday, including two powerful tremors exceeding magnitude 6.

Four earthquakes strike northwestern Venezuela, USGS says:
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Venezuela.

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake today in Assam.
I think our Raspberry Shake at Madhabdev University might be the only nearby recording.

Another large earthquake in Kamchatka, recorded across New York City with low-cost raspberryshake.org community seismographs.

USGS: Green alert for shaking-related fatalities. There is a low likelihood of casualties.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake, off coast of Oregon

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Magnitude 1.8 earthquake: Narragansett, Rhode Island

An earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed over 800 people and injured at least 2,500. A Taliban government spokesman says most of the casualties are in Kunar province, near the border with...

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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan.
USGS "Orange Alert" - Sad story unfolding...😢

Magnitude 1.5 earthquake near Concord, NH.

Draft of Chapter 1 of my book "Geoscience and Society: From Galileo to the 21st Century" "Chapter 1: Galileo and the Church: Science, Religion, and Public Policy"

Draft of Chapter 1 of my book "Geoscience and Society: From Galileo to the 21st Century" is now available for public access, and you can read it here:

Chapter 1: Galileo and the Church: Science, Religion, and Public Policy
alankafka.substack.com/p/draft-of-c...

Today's "Alan get a life" seismogram 🙂

Loud noise and vibrations from asphalt paving work about 200 feet from our house.

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake yesterday near coast of Guatemala
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USGS: Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Turkey.

Exploring the potential of naturally occurring "white" hydrogen as a clean and sustainable energy source.

A present-day alternative title might be (to paraphrase Richard Feynman on quantum mechanics):

"If You Think You Understand Earthquakes in New Jersey, You Don't Understand Earthquakes in New Jersey."

I published this back in 2000, and I think it's still as relevant today, as it was back then: "Public Misconceptions About Faults and Earthquakes in the Eastern United States: Is it Our Own Fault?" I published this way back in 2000, and I think it's still just as relevant today as it was back then:

I published this back in 2000, and I think it's still as relevant today as it was back then:

"Public Misconceptions About Faults and Earthquakes in the Eastern United States: Is it Our Own Fault?" (Click on link below to read the article.)

open.substack.com/pub/alankafk...