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October 16, 1999
Well I just experienced an earthquake here in Southern
California that seemed quite strong in the early morning at
around 2:50 a.m Pacific Time. I don't know the magnitude yet.
It seemed to have a rolling effect and seemed to last from 30
seconds to 1 minute. There was no damage here, so either the
epicenter was close and was a minor quake or it was stronger
but farther away. I will try to get more info on the strength
and location when everyone wakes up. Check the links below for
some info. Seems as though this one is around a magnitude 7.
Recent
Earthquakes in California
Info
page
October 4, 1999
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit near Mexico City on
September 30. The damage is relatively minor compared to recent
ones in Taiwan, Greece, and Turkey. The epicenter was in a lightly
populated area and so damage was low. For some more technical
info about the quake and the seismic history of Mexico go to
the link below:
Earthquake
bulletin: Mexico
Since I've started adding some news items on recent geologic
events, I'll be putting up a separate news section so that the
main page won't be so cluttered with news.
September 21, 1999
I've
seen differing reports of the magnitude of the quake and so
am not sure if 7.6 is the correct figure.
Click the link below for some technical info from the
US Geological
Survey on the
quake:
Current
Seismicity for Asia
USGS
Earthquake bulletin:Taiwan
Taiwan was hit by a
7.6 quake in the early morning of September 20. Click below
for a news article from MSNBC
about it or go straight to the CNN
frontpage:
Quake
rocks Taiwan; 1,123 dead
September 16, 1999
This page mostly deals with my interest in Paleontology and
Geology. I will try to deal with topics such as plate tectonics
and volcanology. This might seem like boring stuff, but this
is the basis for many natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions
and earthquakes. As you have seen and heard from current news,
the earthquake in Turkey was very devastating. |
Geology
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- If you're
into geology and paleontology then the phrase 4.5 BYA
will mean something to you. Hint: It's an abbreviated number
for the age of a planet - pretty simple really if you think
about it. Well I haven't even defined the definition yet of
ths word so here it is:
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- geology: study
of the earth,
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Paleontology
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- Definition:
- study of past events, fossils,
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