Category Archives: seismic activities

Surprising Findings about Japan’s 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami struck off the northeast coast of Japan on March 11  caused widespread destruction and death. Using observations from a dense regional geodetic network (allowing measurements of earth movement to be gathered from GPS … Continue reading →

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Korean peninsula moved 5 cm according to GPS survey by KASI

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The Korean Peninsula has moved a 5 centimetres to the east due to the massive quake that rocked Japan. The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) said that based on detailed global positioning system (GPS) data, the peninsula moved … Continue reading →

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Siting of Nuclear plants and seismic zones in India

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Dear Readers Found this article and a very good map here . I am reproducing it. Read it and Think.  I found it very relevent in the wake of recent happenings in Japan. FoThe massive earthquake in Japan and the … Continue reading →

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Quake moved Japan by 8 feet: USGS

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Japan’s recent massive earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, appears to have moved the island by about eight feet (2.4 meters), the US Geological Survey said.Friday’s 8.9 magnitude quake unleashed a terrifying tsunami that engulfed towns and cities on … Continue reading →

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