On Saturday February 20th, members of the Wisconsin Geological Society (WGS) visited the UWM Geosceinces Department. The WGS is a long-time contributor to the department in the form of student scholarships and a generous donation that allowed the purchase of … Continue Reading »
Prof. Julie Bowles part of effort to drill to Earth’s mantle
Assistant Professor Julie Bowles recently returned from a two-month expedition that’s part of a renewed effort to drill through Earth’s outermost crust and into the mantle below. The expedition on board the research vessel JOIDES Resolution is part of an … Continue Reading »
1/30/2016 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 7.0
Earthquake Details Seismogram Explanation Location: Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia P-wave arrival time: 03:35:49 UTC; 9:35:49 pm CST (local 1/29/2016) Date: January 30, 2016 S-wave arrival time: 03:44:34 UTC; 9:44:34 pm CST (local 1/29/2016) Time: 03:25:10 UTC; 9:25:10 pm CST (local 1/29/2016) … Continue Reading »
1/21/2016 Off the Coast of Jalisco, Mexico 6.6
Earthquake Details Seismogram Explanation Location: Off the Coast of Jalisco, Mexico P-wave arrival time: 18:13:00 UTC; 12:13:00 pm CST Date: January 21, 2016 S-wave arrival time: 18:17:52 UTC; 12:17:52 pm CST Time: 18:06:59 UTC; 12:06:59 pm CST The vertical axis … Continue Reading »