Tag: earthquake

A weird signal was sent to seismology by the mega-landslide

A signal from a seismic event in Greenland last year that triggered a tsunami was similar to an alarm bell ringing, researchers have said. The’monochromatic’ signal was similar to the one from an earthquake that hit the area. The earthquake signal lasted for nine days with a frequency of 11.45 miles per hour and a slow amplitude decay.

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The earthquake rocks Taiwan, causing buildings to collapse and triggering warnings of a storm

Taiwan authorities have suspended work and school in Hualien city after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the island on Wednesday morning. Trains and subway services have also been suspended island-wide. A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Taiwan’s Yaeyama, Yaeyama and Miyako islands and was later lifted. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.6.

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