Light earthquake, 4.5 mag strikes near Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region
A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region (0 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:14:59 […]
What about Hanging Art from Picture Moldings?
This month, Quaketips hosts guest blogger Fred von Lohmann. Fred attended one of my talks and absolutely stumped me with a question about hanging pictures on picture moldings (a.k.a. picture rails) in homes with lathe and plaster walls. In all these years, nobody had ever asked me about that before, and in all these years, […]
Moderate earthquake, 5 mag strikes near Carahue in Chile
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Carahue in Chile on Sunday. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:08:42 / 7:08 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/02/25 / 2025-02-16 07:08:42 / February 16, 2025 @ 7:08 am. The epicenter was at a depth of […]
The Western United States finally has an earthquake early warning system, but you have to order your own milkshake
“MyShake” is: (A) The name of a line dance from the ‘70s, (B) an earthquake early warning system interface on your phone, (C) an app that places orders for home-delivered milkshakes, or (D) a truly major typo for “asparagus.” The answer is… B! Yes, after lagging way behind several other countries that have had earthquake […]
Light earthquake, 4.7 mag was detected near Rawalpindi in Pakistan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Rawalpindi in Pakistan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.342 km (31 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 73.0929° East, 33.4051° North, depth 49.342 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pe02. Id of event: us7000pe02. A tsunami […]
Masks for fires and earthquakes aren’t necessarily good for pandemics
I haven’t posted an article in a while because I’ve been spending a lot of time handling various impacts of COVID-19 on my “day job” research, but I wanted to surface briefly to mention an important point. Many people have face masks in their emergency kits in case they need to deal with rubble and […]
Minor earthquake, 3.8 mag strikes near Toyah in Texas
A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) strikes 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Toyah in Texas on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/02/25 / 2025-02-15 05:25:28 / February 15, 2025 @ 5:25 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 05:25:28 / 5:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 6.0999 km, […]
Hmm, your plumbing might be out for a while (or, “Quaketips descends into bathroom humor”)
(WARNING: This article contains graphic mentions of bodily functions and should not be read while eating lunch) I’ve got some uncomfortable news for you. One of the first shortages in the US during the COVID-19 crisis was toilet paper, so suddenly TP is the must-have emergency supply. However, in the aftermath of a major earthquake, […]
Light earthquake, 4.1 mag was detected near Severo-Kuril’sk in Russia
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 211 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (131 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/02/25 / 2025-02-03 19:06:39 / February 3, 2025 @ 7:06 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the […]
A couple of failures to report
I’ve written two articles (here and here) about hanging pictures with Command Picture Hanging Strips (the interlocking double Velcro style), and I continue to be pretty impressed by them, but it’s important to come back a few years later and discuss how they have been holding up. Since these work by non-permanent adhesion rather than […]