An international team led by scientists from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has discovered that large portions of the tectonic plate, or lithosphere, beneath Africa have disappeared over the past 200 million years. Their findings have… Read More
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has released details of some of its most significant achievements over the decade from 2010 to 2019. DIAS’s work focuses on Astrophysics, Geophysics, Theoretical Physics and Celtic Studies. Over the past… Read More
DIAS is celebrating an excellent start to 2020, with receipt of funding for a new Senior Professorship in Physics. The announcement was made Friday 03 January by Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD. This… Read More
The Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) has recorded three separate Earthquake events this December off the coast of Ireland. The first was detected on the 15th December at 21:19:52 UTC, when a M2.5 earthquake occurred in the Irish… Read More
On the 20th of December 2019 at 09:53:43 UTC, a M1.4 earthquake occurred in the Irish Sea. More detail is available from the Irish National Seismic Network.
On the 18th of December 2019 at 20:22:14 local time, a M1.6 earthquake occurred offshore Antrim, Northern Ireland. More detail is available from the Irish National Seismic Network.
On the 15th of December 2019 at 21:19:52 local time, a M2.5 earthquake occurred in the Irish Sea. More detail is available from the Irish Nation Seismic Network (INSN).
At 02:54:11.3 UTC on November 26th, 2019 a magnitude M6.4 earthquake struck a region to the North-West of Tirana in Albania. More information is available in the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) website
On September 24, 2019 at 16:01 local time a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred close to New Mirpir in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. More details can be found on the INSN website.
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake occurred on the 18th June 2019 at 20:53:12 local time in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Wales. For more details please see this post on the INSN homepage.
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DIAS scientists discover disappearance of large parts of tectonic plate beneath Africa
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Last Updated: 9th December 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
An international team led by scientists from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has discovered that large portions of the tectonic plate, or lithosphere, beneath Africa have disappeared over the past 200 million years. Their findings have… Read More
Marking a decade of “internationally acclaimed scientific achievements”
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Last Updated: 5th May 2021 by Caoimhe Mulhall
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has released details of some of its most significant achievements over the decade from 2010 to 2019. DIAS’s work focuses on Astrophysics, Geophysics, Theoretical Physics and Celtic Studies. Over the past… Read More
DIAS receives funding for new ‘SALI’ Senior Professorship in Physics
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Last Updated: 9th December 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
DIAS is celebrating an excellent start to 2020, with receipt of funding for a new Senior Professorship in Physics. The announcement was made Friday 03 January by Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD. This… Read More
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Last Updated: 30th December 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Three Earthquakes reported off the coast of Ireland
The Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) has recorded three separate Earthquake events this December off the coast of Ireland. The first was detected on the 15th December at 21:19:52 UTC, when a M2.5 earthquake occurred in the Irish… Read More
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Posted: 20th December 2019 by James Grannell
2019-12-20, M1.4, Irish Sea
On the 20th of December 2019 at 09:53:43 UTC, a M1.4 earthquake occurred in the Irish Sea. More detail is available from the Irish National Seismic Network.
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Posted: 19th December 2019 by James Grannell
2019-12-18, M1.6, Offshore Antrim
On the 18th of December 2019 at 20:22:14 local time, a M1.6 earthquake occurred offshore Antrim, Northern Ireland. More detail is available from the Irish National Seismic Network.
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Last Updated: 16th December 2019 by David Craig
2019-12-15, M2.5, Irish Sea
On the 15th of December 2019 at 21:19:52 local time, a M2.5 earthquake occurred in the Irish Sea. More detail is available from the Irish Nation Seismic Network (INSN).
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Last Updated: 16th December 2019 by David Craig
2019-11-26, M6.4, Albania
At 02:54:11.3 UTC on November 26th, 2019 a magnitude M6.4 earthquake struck a region to the North-West of Tirana in Albania. More information is available in the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) website
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Last Updated: 16th December 2019 by David Craig
M5.6 Pakistan Earthquake
On September 24, 2019 at 16:01 local time a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred close to New Mirpir in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. More details can be found on the INSN website.
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Last Updated: 20th June 2019 by martin
M1.9 Irish Sea earthquake, 18th June 2019
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake occurred on the 18th June 2019 at 20:53:12 local time in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Wales. For more details please see this post on the INSN homepage.
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