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- Earthquake in Co. Clare, 6th May 2010
- Professor Alan G. Jones elected to Royal Irish Academy
- Earthquake swarm in Co. Donegal, January 2010
- Launch of Brown Dwarf Europa Stamp
- Pillars Of Creation Formed In The Shadows
- Seismology in Schools Pilot Programme win at the BT Young Scientist of the Year 2009 Competition
- BBC Coast Program - Recreating experiment on Killiney Beach
- The Irishman's Diary - When the earthquake hit Dublin. Irish Times, 29th July 2009
- Seismology in Schools Pilot Programme win at the BT Young Scientist of the Year 2009 Competition
- Press Release - Don’t Forget the Leap Second
- Why do the continents drift across the Earth? Irish Times, 11th Sept. 2008
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Earthquake in Co. Clare, 6th May 2010
A small earth tremor was felt widely in North County Clare at 23.24 local time, in the region of Ennistymon and Inagh. Many people in the region have been ringing the local radio stations with accounts of their experience. The tremor was recorded by the Irish National Seismic Network operated by the School of Cosmic Physics, in the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. It was recorded at stations in Valentia, Co Kerry and in the Dublin Mountains. Preliminary estimates suggest that the magnitude was approximately 2.6 on the Richter Scale. This is the first time that an earth tremor has been recorded in this region. If you have felt this tremor please record your experience by filling out this questionnaire.
The image is a recording of the earth tremeor as recorded by the station at Valentia Met Station, Caherciiveen, Co Kerry. Please click image to view it.
Here are a list of related news articles:
- The Irish Times - May 8, 2010
- The Irish Independent - May 8, 2010
- Irish Examiner - May 8, 2010
- Sunday Tribune - May 9, 2010
Professor Alan G. Jones elected to Royal Irish Academy
Senior Professor Alan G. Jones, Head of the Geophysics Section of the School of Cosmic Physics in the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in March, 2010 as an Ordinary member. Professor Jones sits on the Geosciences Committee of the Academy.
Earthquake in Co. Donegal, 7th January 2010
An earthquake occured near Bridge End, Co. Donegal on the evening of Thursday 7th January 2010 at 7:30pm. It was a magnitude ML 1.6. Two more earthquakes also occured on 26th January at 8:47pm, magnitude ML 1.5, and on 27th January at 7:51am, magnitude ML 1.7. These were located near the village of Burnfoot. A number of local people felt the tremors. If you felt any of these earthquake please fill out our questionnaire. Here are a list of related news articles:
- The Irish Times - January 9, 2010
- Inishowen News - January 12, 2010
- RTE - January 27, 2010
- Irish Independent - January 28, 2010
- BBC - January 28, 2010
- Donegal Democrat - January 28, 2010
Seismology in Schools Pilot Programme win at the BT Young Scientist of the Year 2009 Competition
DIAS is happy to announce a major success by one of the participating schools in the Seismology in Schools Pilot Programme - Scoil Chonglais Baltinglass, County Wicklow - at the BT Young Scientist of the Year 2009 Competition.
Congratualtions and well done to Denis, Shane and their Physics Teacher, Dr Stephen Gammell.
Two awards were recieved: "International Year of Planet Earth Award" and the "Category Award: Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences". Senior: Denis Patterson, Shane Curry, Seismic Activity in the British Isles and the Wider World, Scoil Chonglais Baltinglass, County Wicklow.
Why do the continents drift across the Earth? Irish Times, 11th September 2008
Article by Katherine Donnelly
WHY IS the Mediterranean bigger than it used to be and why is Tibet the shape and size it is? It all comes down to plate tectonics, where huge slabs of the Earth's crust drift about and collide.
A scientist working in Dublin hopes to answer one of the big questions about plate tectonics, whether we are floating on a sea of molten soup or sitting on rigid blocks, grinding against one another. Prof Sergei Lebedev of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies is looking for the answer. Click here to read the article.
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