Dr. Wendy Bohon

M 6.3 earthquake 85 km W of Vallenar, Chile

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IF/THEN: Women in Geoscience series- Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Short videos/animations feature a broad range of women in geoscience from around the world. These inspiring scientists describe their work, their interests, and their desire to inspire young women to ...

A few years ago, Jenda Johnson and I made a “Women in Geoscience” video series where inspiring scientists describe their work, their interests, and their desire to inspire young women to pursue STEM and STEAM. Please enjoy!

(Funded by IRIS and If/Then)

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Florence Bascom, Trailblazer of the U.S. Geological Survey Each March, Women’s History Month commemorates the trailblazers, visionaries and notable women who have forever changed the world.

In 1896, Florence Bascom became the first woman to work for USGS! She was also the first woman to earn a Ph.D. from @jhu.edu (in 1893) and created the geology program at Bryn Mawr College. She retired at age 74.

#WomensHistoryMonth

Indigenous echoes: Alaska’s stats on MMIP likely higher, according to study According to the Urban Indian Health Institute, the first recorded case of a missing and murdered Indigenous woman or girl was in 1943. Two-thirds of all the cases they gathered for a 2025 study were ...

Homicide is the 3rd-leading cause of death among American Indian/Alaska Native women and girls between the ages of 10 and 24, and fifth-leading cause of death among women between 25 and 34 years old. Learn more about the statistics of MMIWG in Alaska here: www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/04/05/i... 🧵

March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake—10th Anniversary—Lessons Learned (educational) YouTube video by IRIS Earthquake Science

It’s been 15 years since the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. This video outlines the event and described lessons learned. 🧪

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Have you listened to our latest episode, 75: Earthquake Geology with @drwendyrocks.bsky.social yet? Here, she compares the visuals of the Death Star blast on Jedha to a real-world earthquake. What did they get right? Listen in on your fave podcast platform linktr.ee/starwarsologies

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M 4.0 earthquake 8 km WNW of Edgefield, Louisiana

Did you feel it? Report it!

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Great! No issues

I told my kids that other people would be interested. They have doubts. 😂

We would have been besties for sure!

If only I had known this 6 hours ago….

You’re gonna show us the results, right?

I did not. But we did the Cajon Pass, tried to do Lone Pine Canyon (closed due to debris flows), Palette Creek, the Palmdale road cut (twice), Ridgecrest, Fossil Falls and the Alabama Hills. That was when R dropped a prickly pear in his lap and things changed for the worse.

The flowers are blooming and it’s fabulous!

What?!?! I did not know this was a thing. This is a wonderful thing!!!

San Diego to Sacramento via Owen’s Valley.

I’m exhausted and my kids are very tired of hearing about geology.

Probably

Remember, if you feel earthquake shaking drop down to the ground, take cover underneath a sturdy object like a table and hold on until all the shaking has stopped.

Anyway, lots of people felt this, which is expected for a quake this size in this part of the world.

Did you feel it? Report it!

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I’m at the airport but I’ll do a deeper dive when I get where I’m going.

Bottom line - there’s been seismicity in this area for a while. Lots of quakes in 2024 including some M3+ quakes. None as big as the M4.9, of course.

Potentially.

This paper seems like it could relevant. www.researchgate.net/profile/Jaco...

Not sure how I missed this when it happened!

M 4.9 earthquake in Red River Parish, Louisiana

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Have you listened to our latest episode (75: Earthquake Geology) yet? In this clip, @drwendyrocks.bsky.social talks about some of the planetary perils of Vader's Castle on Mustafar. Listen in on youtu.be/N6aRSgwfCuc or on your fave podcast platform. #starwars #science #geology #scicomm #mustafar

Could people please stop answering emails so quickly?

The ball is in your court now. Hold it there for a while before making it my problem again!

Not super common but they do happen.

Remember, if you feel earthquake shaking, drop down to the ground, take cover underneath a sturdy object like a table, and hold on until all the shaking has stopped.

This map from USGS PAGER shows population density in the area, as well as the number of people exposed to different levels of shaking.

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