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Dr Ian G. Stimpson. Seismologist, geophysicist and structural geologist at Keele University, U.K.
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Kent Earthquake

The Kent earthquake comes as no real surprise to me. This area is one of the most active areas for large earthquakes in the UK, albeit with long return times. The most significant events were on 21st May 1382 and 6th April 1580, both estimated at Local Magnitude 5.8. The latter caused much damage in the [...]

April 28th, 2007 | Category: Earthquakes | Comments are closed

21 Reasons You Might Be a Geologist If …

Some personal comments on …

21 Reasons You Might Be a Geologist If …

1. You own more pieces of quartz than underwear.
True.
… but only if you count grains in sandstone.

2. Your rock collection weighs more than you do.
True.
… by a factor of several.

3. Your rock garden is located inside your house.
False.
… but only just [...]

April 9th, 2007 | Category: geology | Comments are closed