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Wooster Geologist/Historian on the San Andreas Fault

Mark Wilson June 17, 2017 10:45 am

Berkeley, California — Brandon Bell (’18) is a double major in geology and history at Wooster. He has a classic double-major thesis that combines both disciplines: the early history of modern seismology following the Great San Francisco Earthquake in 1906. … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Earthquake Machine

mpollock September 27, 2012 1:45 pm

WOOSTER, OH – Thanks to our crafty technician, the Wooster Geology Department is now the proud owner of an earthquake machine. The design comes from IRIS as a way to demonstrate Elastic Rebound Theory, the idea that stress accumulates on a … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist safe in Japan

Mark Wilson March 13, 2011 3:20 am

HORONOBE-CHO, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN–I am relieved to report that my friend and fellow Wooster Geology classmate Kaz Aoki and his family survived last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Kaz, his wife Sachiko, their four daughters and their new son-in-law all are … Continue reading →

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The New Zealand Earthquake: A Wooster Geologist Eyewitness Report

Mark Wilson September 4, 2010 9:27 pm

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND–Andrew Collins is a Wooster geology student studying abroad at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. Here is his account of Saturday morning’s earthquake: Just got another tremor as I sat here writing! Certainly is active! … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist Experiences New Zealand Earthquake — Story Will Follow

Mark Wilson September 4, 2010 7:39 am

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND–Wooster geology student Andrew Collins is studying abroad in Christchurch, New Zealand, this semester and was there during the 7.1 magnitude earthquake early Saturday morning. He is fine and I hope will be able to send us his … Continue reading →

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A letter from Leo

mpollock February 22, 2010 10:48 pm

I received a letter today from Leo, a middle school student in Berkeley, California. He and his classmates are studying plate tectonics, and Leo is doing a research project on Iceland. He writes: You said on the College of Wooster … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists Speak on the 2010 Haiti Earthquake

Mark Wilson February 11, 2010 10:31 pm

WOOSTER, OHIO–The Wooster Geology Department faculty spoke today to the campus about the geological framework of the cataclysmic January 2010 earthquake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  Greg Wiles started with an overview of plate tectonic theory and how the dynamic Earth makes … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes and the Power of the Internet

mpollock January 7, 2010 3:40 pm

It’s amazing how quickly information moves on the internet. I was working on my Natural Hazards course today when Twitter exploded with news of a magnitude 4.1 earthquake in northern California. Within minutes, the USGS posted details on a website, … Continue reading →

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