Jordi Diaz

@jdiazcusi.bsky.social

Seismologist at GEO3BCN-CSIC, Barcelona

On August 10, a massive landslide in Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska, resulted in ground shaking recorded by seismic instruments around the world, as these in Spain, located at distances of 8,000 km aprox. Weak P waves arrive around 13:38 UTC, followed by S waves and surface waves.

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Broad-band seismometers of the EPYSIM project in NE Spain have recorded the passage of surface seismic waves orbiting the Earth. At least five passages have been identified in each sense, meaning that seismic waves are still detected after traveling more than 200,000 km. @geo3bcn-csic.bsky.social

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Comparing the amplitudes of the mag 8.8 and mag 7.4 Kamchatka earthquakes at a @GEO3BCN_CSIC broad-band seismic station located in NE Spain. Amplitudes for today's earthquake are almost 6 times larger.

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The GEO3BCN-CSIC seismometer detected the blackout in Barcelona on April 28, 2025. When the metro and tram stopped operating, the seismic amplitude in the 30-40 Hz band decreased significantly.

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