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M 7 normal faulting earthquake on the Tibetan Plateau. “The USGS assesses that shaking impacts are likely, some fatalities are possible, and the disaster is potentially widespread. Approximately 132,000 people experienced Moderate to Severe shaking.” earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

In Japan, emergency phone alarms blared, city loudspeakers crackled to life and newscasters urgently warned viewers to take shelter as a M9.9 earthquake appeared imminent.

Preliminary reports of a large M7.7 earthquake onland in Panama

The Nepal flood disaster continues to evolve. The drainage of the lower landslide-dammed lake last week undercut riverbanks, resulting in further small landslides. The huge volumes of sediment mobilized and redeposited during this event will remain unstable for many years to come. @planet.com 🧪⚒️

An incredibly well-timed Landsat 9 pass captured the effects of yesterday’s catastrophic glacier collapse near the Nepal–Tibet border. The event was so massive that it was detected by seismometers around the world.

M4.4 #earthquake near Frazier Park and the San Andreas fault just now. However, the first mechanism shows reverse faulting..

With a number of folks from #eqsky weighing in, including @brandontbishop.bsky.social @haroldtobin.bsky.social @seismo-steve.bsky.social 🎁 link: Why the Venezuelan Earthquakes Happened, and What to Expect Next www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/s...

⚒️ 🧪 A catastrophic earthquake just struck northern Venezuela. Large buildings have collapsed, and the USGS PAGER is forecasting thousands of fatalities. Our colleague in Caracas, Dr. Frank Audemard, has shared with us what the earthquake felt like and footage from the region. Here’s what we know.

Un #terremoto de M7.5 sacudió #Venezuela. El evento concuerda con una ruptura a lo largo del sistema de fallas de Boconó. Decenas de colapsos estructurales. Se trata del terremoto principal de un evento doble, precedido 39 segundos por uno de M7.2.

🚨Funding for 2yr postdoc w/ me & @geocron.bsky.social on landslide-tsunami-jökulhlaup project, but (this is the ridiculous part) I need to select someone NOW or I lose the $. If you're NOT in Canada (can be any nationality) and interested, send me your CV and transcripts by midnight MT, June 12. 🧪⚒️

A masterpiece of science communication by Craig McLean, former Chief Scientist of NOAA, in response to the outrageous and dangerous new proposal that would give Trump officials more control over scientific research grants (the OMB debacle) 🧪 youtu.be/WKkRVhwiJAM?...

🔎 What was the faulting motion that caused the #earthquake (#terremoto) in Montalto Uffugo? Moment tensor map from seismological institute(s):

Magnitude : 6.1 Region: Southern Italy Time: 2026-06-01 22:12:36 UTC Epicenter : 15.76°E 39.30°N Depth: 249 km *First posted at: 22:15 UTC* https://geofon.gfz.de/eqexplorer/events/gfz2026kroy/general #GEOFON #GFZ #earthquake #magnitude

wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖

NASA just dropped more than 12,000 photos from the Artemis II mission. It'll take me a few days to go through them all, but so far it's one stunner after another. Link: eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew (h/t @jonostrower.com)

First reports of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake off the coast of Honshu by @lastquake.emsc.eu

Hello, I made you a feed of your cats watching the Artemis II splashdown bsky.app/profile/did:...

Live view of the #Kilauea eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu, from the NW rim of the caldera [V1cam]. This camera is a pan-tilt-zoom model & the view may change depending on activity. The V1cam is an autofocusing pan-tilt-zoom model. The camera automatically focuses its view. #USGS #HVO #V1

OK, what came first for you? The earthquake or the app blaring, waking you up in the middle of the night? The app for me. I want to hear about your experience last night. Looking to interview a couple of people this morning on the topic of last night's quake near Boulder Creek. DMs open

Shallow Mw4.6 reverse faulting earthquake near Boulder Creek, CA. If you live near there, fill in the did you feel it questionnaire! ⚒️ earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

Not so marvelous news. ~95,000 scientists have left the federal government since the Trump regime took over.

I have a joke about seismology but you're Rayleigh not going to Love it.

Turn the sound on! 🔊 The USGS V1 camera at Kilauea now has *audio* and tephra is falling on it right now - www.youtube.com/live/tk0tfYD...

The U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office. A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies. Read more: https://scim.ag/4boPkq8

Today’s M4.9 #earthquake in Louisiana represents an unusual earthquake for the region and occurred in the area of the Haynesville Shale, which has been associated with an increased likelihood of hydraulic fracturing induced seismicity. ⚒️🧪

a mundane curse #comic

Ashfall advisory also in effect for east and southeast portions of the Big Island, including places such as Hilo, Pāhoa, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Volcano and others in the Hilo, Puna and Kaʻū areas.

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

A magnitude 4.27 earthquake occurred 4 km ESE of San Ramon, CA on February 2nd, 2026 at 3:01:13 PM GMT https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75305736

RIP to the QUEEN, Catherine O’Hara. 💔

This immersive data visualization will help you comprehend the scope of historic cuts to grants and the research workforce: www.nature.com/immersive/d4... By @maxkozlov.bsky.social Jeff Tollefson & @dangaristo.bsky.social, edited by @richmonastersky.bsky.social (2/n) 🧪

Quick map of the M4.9 #earthquake near Indio, CA, and its current aftershock sequence (with blue outlines). Located about 15 km from the 1992 Joshua Tree quake and consistent with past strike slip faulting in the area. ⚒️🧪

I haven’t posted for a while, because I just don’t know what to say anymore… But here are some prehistoric rock scratchings in Valcamonica that I found amazing, so maybe some of you will enjoy them too.

This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo

A sensational guest post by Derek Cronmiller, Theron Finley Panya Lipovsky and Jan Dettmer of the Yukon Geological Survey: Photos and Preliminary Observations from an Overview Flight of the 6 December 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake, Yukon Territory, Canada. eos.org/thelandslide...

This poem is dedicated to anyone heading back into work and having to endure dull conversation about what they got up to during the Christmas holidays.

ACTUAL GOOD NEWS EVERYONE: The Paleontological Research Institution and the Museum of the Earth have made it through the crisis! Thanks to everyone who shared or donated-every donation mattered! Please share the good news just as widely!⚒️🧪🦑 Together we did #savePRI www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/...

Holy moly. Landslide ruptured buried gas line which caused an explosion (apparently?) and now a major N/S artery from Central Cal to SoCal is still shut down. www.latimes.com/california/s...

I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M

4 extra seconds of daylight let's goooooo

NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇

It's over. Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...

Made a little animated GIF showing the demise of the V3 camera at the summit of Kīlauea during today's eruption. #hawaii #volcano

Also, you should really check out Kilauea right now! ⚒️🌋 www.youtube.com/live/tk0tfYD...