Tokyo Still At Risk From Earthquake Aftershock

Tokyo Still At Risk From Earthquake Aftershock

What do the Ansei-Nankai and Ansei-Tokai earthquakes of 1854 have in common with the 1944-1946 Tononkai and Nankai earthquakes in Japan?   They each suffered massive aftershocks shortly…
Japanese Earthquake Causes 'Supermoon' Concern

Japanese Earthquake Causes 'Supermoon' Concern

Astrologers are feeling pretty good today.   Because it's made up and not science, anything happening anywhere near a date they predict can be attribution, so talk of a 'supermoon' - a new or…
My Favourite Geological Photo - AW #32

My Favourite Geological Photo - AW #32

The theme of the latest Accretionary Wedge (a carnival of geoblogs) is “Throw me your ‘favorite geologic picture’ mister”, so here is mine: Despite my relatively short career as a geologist, it was a…
Washington Thrust: Birth of a Mountain Range

Washington Thrust: Birth of a Mountain Range

Two hundred million years ago, Washington was two large islands, bits of continent on the move westward, eventually bumping up against the North American continent and calling it home. Even with…