February 28, 2011
Before diving into the wealth of fascinating earthquake phenomena I plan to share with you, I’ll give an extremely brief basic overview of what earthquakes are and why they happen, so that we can all be on the same page. Let’s start with the big picture: The Earth is a big rocky (and rather metallic) body, like a number of others in our solar system. Within this big orb of …
Austin Elliott is an earthquake scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey. He researches the deformation earthquakes cause in the landscape, and how we can decode earthquakes' signatures from satellites, sediments, and the structures of landforms. In this blog he highlights developments in earthquake science, notable mitigation efforts around the world, and media that unveil and illuminate the phenomenon of earthquakes.
The content of this blog reflects the personal opinions of the author, and does not represent the position of his past nor present employers.