🎓 CLIMATOLOGÍA & SISMOLOGÍA ║ Paul Beckwith ║ How Hurricanes (Typhoons, Cyclones) Trigger Earthquakes

How Hurricanes (Typhoons, Cyclones) Trigger Earthquakes As They Cross Continental Shelves: 1 of 2

Cómo los Huracanes (Tifones, Ciclones) disparan Terremotos cuando ellos cruzan las Placas Continentales: 1 de 2

20.Oct.2019

When Typhoon Hagibis hit Tokyo, Japan October 12th, 2019 there was a 5.7 earthquake the same day. A new paper discusses “stormquakes”, as a new discovery connecting small magnitude 3.5 earthquakes to tropical storms or nor’easters crossing “ocean banks” on continental shelves, exciting vibrations in the rock that can then propagate across entire continents. However, this is not new stuff!! I discussed these connections with Hurricane Sandy in the fall of 2012, where the storm triggered three large earthquakes (magnitudes 7.8, 6.3, and 6.2) off Vancouver, Canada.

Hurricanes Triggering Earthquakes: New Research on So-Called “StormQuakes”: 2 of 2

Los Huracanes disparan Terremotos: Nueva Investigación los nombra como “StormQuakes”*: 1 de 2

20.Oct.2019

In the fall of 2012 I discussed how Hurricane Sandy lit up seismic sensors across the US while over North America’s eastern continental shelves, appearing to trigger 3 large earthquakes off the west coast near Vancouver, Canada. In Sept. 2017 I filmed a 3 video series including data on a Mexico quake of magnitude 8.1 coinciding with Hurricane Irma; and also of a 7.1 quake and volcano near Mexico City coinciding with Hurricane Maria (which trashed Puerto Rico). More recently, superstorm Typhoon Hagibis hit near Tokyo, Japan seemingly triggering a 5.7 earthquake.

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