2016-04-16 – Earthquake near coast of Ecuador
A major M7.8 earthquake occurred near the coast of Ecuador on 16th April 2016 at 23:58 UTC (18:58 local time).
DATE : 16 April 2016
ORIGIN TIME : 23:58 37s UTC
LAT/LONG : 0.371° North / 79.940° West
DEPTH : 19.2 km
MAGNITUDE : 7.8 Mw
LOCALITY : North-west coastal area of Ecuador, approximately 175km WNW of Quito.
A number of aftershocks have been recorded. The death toll, currently at 265 is expected to rise as collapsed buildings are searched. A tsunami alert issued for the pacific region has since been rescinded.
The first arrival at INSN was recorded at the VAL (Valentia) seismic station at 00:10:31 UTC on 17th of April 2016.
Below is as an image of the seismic traces of the the main event recorded on the stations of INSN.
2016-04-15 – Earthquake Kyushu, Japan
A major M7.0 earthquake occurred on the island of Kyushu, Japan on 15th April 2016 at 16:25 UTC (01:25 on 16th April local time). A number of aftershocks have been recorded. A tsunami alert was issued for Japanese costal areas.
The first arrival at INSN was recorded at the ILTH (Bellurgen, Co Louth) seismic station at 16:37:44 UTC.
Below is as an image of the seismic traces of the the main event recorded on the stations of INSN.
‘Applied Geophysics’ Undergraduate Module
Staff from DIAS Geophysics developed and delivered an intensive, one-week, course on ‘Applied Geophysics’. The course was delivered to final year geology students of UCD and TCD. Topics covered comprised: Gravity, Magnetics, Electrical and Electromagnetic and Seismic Methods.
The course took place in Dunsink Observatory.
This course was supported in terms of geophysical equipment provision by Apex Geoservices Ltd Minerex Ltd.
Guest lectures were given by the Geological Survey (Tellus) and by Tullow Oil PLC.
News & Events
- 26th October 2017 – DIAS Annual Report Published
- 17th November – School of Celtic Studies Statutory Public Lecture 2017
- Thursday 2nd November: STP Seminar – “Top Mass from Asymptotic Safety”
- Thursday 26th October: STP Seminar – “Towards understanding the endpoint of the superradiant instability: Kerr black holes with synchronised hair”
- Hallowe’en Night 2017 – Tuesday 31st October, 18:30-20:00 : Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (Matter)
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#DIASDublin Annual Report 2016 published today. The press release is available here - bit.ly/2hceXi5
17th November @ 8pm – #DIASDublin School of Celtic Studies Statutory Public Lecture 2017 taking place @tcddublin
DIAS Giovanna Tinetti Lecture "Brave new worlds: the planets in our galaxy" youtu.be/le0Kh0JxMMA via @YouTube
If you missed the recent #DIASDublin talk by Prof Giovanna Tinetti @UCL_CPS you can watch it here : dias.ie/2014/11/24/dia…