On 29th May 2015 at 07:00:08 UTC an earthquake of magnitude Mw6.8 occurred on the Alaska Peninsula  with the epicentral location 56.74N, 153.73W. Read more.

On 20th May 2015 at 22:06:08 UTC an earthquake of magnitude ML2.5 occurred near the Porcupine High, approximately 300km off the west coast of Ireland, with the epicentral location 52.97N, 13.48W. Read more.

On 22nd May 2015 at 01:52:17 UTC an earthquake of magnitude ML4.2 occurred near Ramsgate, in Kent, England, with the epicentral location 51.28N, 1.41E. Read more.

A major M7.3 earthquake occurred in Nepal on 12th May at 07:05 UTC (12:50 local time), 80km east of Kathmandu.  This is an aftershock of the Mag 7.8 event of 25th April 2015. Read more.

8 May, 2015 – Seminar When: 11am on Friday May 8th, 2015 Where: DIAS Merrion Square Library Speaker: Dr. Luisa Valoroso and Dr. Lauro Chiaraluce from INGV-National Earthquake Center, Rome, Italy. Title: Fault architecture and mechanics investigated with… Read More

A major M7.9 earthquake occurred in Nepal on 25th April at 06:11 UTC (11:56 local time), 80km northwest of Kathmandu.  Many large aftershocks >M5 have been recorded by the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN). The fatalities to date… Read More

Kinsale Community College, winners of the Geological Survey of Ireland prize, for the best geological  project, entitled  “Earthquakes in Ireland, Whats shaking us”? Pictured with the award are, l to r,  Tadgh McCarthy, James Barry, Tom Blake, and … Read More

14 November 2014 – Seminar When: 16:00 on Friday, 14 November 2014 Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library) Speaker: Dr. Peter Vajda (Geophysical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava)Title: Innovations in… Read More

19 September 2014 – Seminar When: 16:00 on Friday, 19 September 2014 Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library) Speaker: Nicola Piana Agostinetti (DIAS)Title: Trans-dimensional Monte Carlo sampling for structure decoupling: an application to geophysical… Read More

A. Schaeffer (r) with his PhD advisor S. Lebedev Andrew Schaeffer of the Geophysics Section (School of Cosmic Physics) is the Inaugural Winner of the Graduate Research Award, presented by the Study of the Earth’s Deep Interior Focus… Read More