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Friday, 22 Sept 2017 – Culture Night (Geophysics programme)

DIAS – Geophysics programme of Culture Night event at 5 Merrion Square: Earthquakes and other Geohazards: Despite its lack of large earthquakes, Ireland holds a special place in the history of Earthquake studies thanks to the pioneering work… Read More

8th September 2017, M8.1 Mexico earthquake

A major earthquake with magnitude 8.1 occurred offshore Mexico on the 8th September 2017 at 04:49:21 UTC. The epicentre is located about 60km from the coast of the mexican state Chiapas, see map below. The event was felt… Read More

19th October – School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2017

**Advance booking is required here** Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies – School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2017 Thursday 19th October at 6:30pm Brave new worlds: the planets in our galaxy By Professor Giovanna Tinetti, University College… Read More

3rd September 2017 – Nuclear event in North Korea

On the 3rd September 2017 the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) recorded a seismic event with epicenter in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), see below plot for the location. The recordings are consistent with the announcement… Read More

Tom Blake – RTE Morning Ireland Broadcast

Tom Blake’s interview for RTE Morning Ireland. Listen to it HERE.

2017-8-10 – Seminar by Prof. Balz Kamber (TCD)

10 August 2017 – Seminar When: 16:00 on Thursday, 10th August 2017 Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library) Speaker: Prof. Balz Kamber (Department of Geology, Trinity College Dublin) Title: Why Archaean cratons differ from… Read More

Earthquake Donegal, 2nd August 2017, M1.5

On the 2nd August at 05:46 UTC (06:46 local time) an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 occurred in Donegal (NE of Milford on the Fanad Peninsula). Location 55.11N, 7.59W, see figure below. There are reports of this event having… Read More

Sediments make the colour: Dr. Eva Eibl’s photo/post on EGU Blogs

Imaggeo on Mondays: Sediments make the colour! Read Eva’s piece on EGU Blogs Imaggeo on Mondays: Sediments make the colour

2017-06-02 – Agallamh le Blas ar BBC Raidió Uladh BBC Gaeilge T Blake interview

2nd of June 2017 – Interview for the BBC Radio Ulster – Thomas Blake, the Director of Observational Seismology at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies speaks about the strength of Irish earthquakes and their regularity. Listen to… Read More

2017-05-18, Earthquake in Irish Sea, M1.3

An earthquake with magnitude ML 1.3 occurred on the 18th May 2017 at 23:04:12 UTC in the Irish Sea. The epicentral location of this event is 53.05N, 5.49 W, about 40km off the Wicklow coast, see map below. The… Read More