17-Apr-2026
Total #solarEclipse led to seismic quiet for cities within its path
A #seismic hush fell over U.S. and Canadian #cities that were in the “path of totality” during the 8 April 2024 total solar #eclipse, according to new research presented at the 2026 SSA Annual Meeting.

ie #humans stopped rattling the #Earth for a minute, but only in the totality zone. and only in cities, not in rural areas.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1124698

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Total solar eclipse led to seismic quiet for cities within its path

A seismic hush fell over U.S. and Canadian cities that were in the “path of totality” during the 8 April 2024 total solar eclipse, according to new research presented at the 2026 SSA Annual Meeting.

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Seismic/Whittle #Etymology

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#Seismic Activity in/around #Belgium in 2025.
🌍 In 2025, 137 #earthquakes were located by the Royal Observatory of Belgium in or near #Belgium 🇧🇪 On Belgian territory, no earthquake was large enough to have been felt. https://www.astro.oma.be/en/seismic-activity-inaround-belgium-in-2025/

#Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern & central Mexico

A strong earthquake rattled southern & central #Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as #seismic alarms sounded.

The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 & its epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near the resort of #Acapulco , according to Mexico’s national seismological agency.

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-earthquake-san-marcos-ce9e9e76e445e68797e36b2fa8e14418

Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico

A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded. Friday's quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 and its epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to Mexico’s national seismological agency. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.7 miles (35 kilometers). There were no immediate report of damage or casualties.

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New seismic-sedimentology study quantifies late-Cretaceous hydrocarbon-bearing lowstand systems — a potential game-changer for unconventional resources. #openaccess at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352854025000671
#RockPhysics #Seismic #HydrocarbonExploration #Geology