Tag: seismology
Strong earthquake in Kyushu, Japan | News in brief
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the island of Kyushu in Japan on Monday, says the European and Mediterranean Seismological Center EMSC. According to EMSC, the earthquake occurred…
Earthquake off the coast of El Salvador – no danger of tsunami | News in brief
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has been measured in the coastal area of ​​El Salvador. The earthquake has been felt in many residential areas, but there is no danger of a…
It will be 20 years since the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia | News in brief
On December 26, 2004, a powerful 9.1 magnitude earthquake shook the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake triggered tidal waves up to 15 meters high, which hit…
How did seismic waves make it possible to understand the internal structure of the Earth?
How to know the internal structure of the Earth? If the seismic method, by generation of artificial waves, today makes it possible to image in finesse the architecture of the…
These active faults that mark out France
The French territory inherits a long and complex tectonic history. Evidenced by the many faults that incise our basement. Many are still active. To understand them and assess the seismic…
The inner core of the Earth is not really solid!
Until now considered as solid, the inner core of the Earth would actually be in an intermediate state, between solid and liquid. This is demonstrated by a new study, whose…
The inner core of the Earth is not really solid!
Until now considered as solid, the inner core of the Earth would actually be in an intermediate state, between solid and liquid. This is demonstrated by a new study, whose…
When the mountains hum the seismic song of the Earth
Mountains are not as still as one might think. The summit of the Matterhorn in Switzerland oscillates imperceptibly in response to ambient seismic noise from Earth, a new study shows.…
Listen to the sound of the Earth to build an accurate image
How to image the interior of the earth’s crust? Seismic imagery provides solutions but its depth of investigation remains limited. However, researchers have just developed a new method based on…