It Hasta be Shasta
My most recent post (A Show of Hands) certainly woke up some of the usual suspects, and although it was not my intention to spark such impassioned rebuttal, it is comforting to realize that...
Tagged: Earthquakes
A Show of Hands
This one’s gonna be real short. I mean, what is there to say… In case you missed it, there was a 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar yesterday (28 March 2025). The reasons for the quake...
FEMA and Funding Disaster Relief
This one will be short because I need to get back to work (I am so close to getting Marker Bed off for formatting, and then publishing, that any delay rankles). Anyway, I just...
Harmonic Tremors are Really Cool
Those of us who celebrate the earth and its processes are having a real good time in Iceland (late November 2023). Please don’t think me insensitive: while the situation is surely fraught with peril...
Earthquakes, Seismic Waves, and the New Madrid Fault
How far do earthquake waves travel, and what can cause different quakes to be felt at a greater or lesser distance? This is a fine question, and before we get started, feel free to...
Earthquakes and the Richter Scale
Humans have been trying to describe the strength of earthquakes for almost forever — I imagine the initial attempt began soon after the first caveman got knocked on his or her butt. It wasn’t...
A Brief Introduction to Earthquakes
Stress… it can be a big deal. We all get stress all the time — from any number of sources and in a dog’s breakfast of exotic flavors and intensities. Sometimes we bend and...
