On 23 June at 16:37 (14:37 UTC), an earthquake of magnitude Mw = 3.7 occurred a few kilometers from La Spezia, in the town of Santo Stefano di Magra. The earthquake has been strongly felt all along the northern Tuscan coast up to …
This morning an earthquake of magnitude Mw 7.5 hit the NE part of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. The earthquake, which originated at about 200 km depth, occurred because of the compressional tectonic regime that characterizing this region. The Indian …
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September the 13th, at 3.04 a.m. local time, an earthquake of magnitude ML=3.7 occurred few kilometers from Greve in Chianti (FI). The Chianti area is experiencing a seismic sequence since last december resulting in a total amount of more than 500 …
The educational seismic station LA GILBERTA tonight recorded two new earthquakes in the Chianti region southwest of Florence (latest updates are available at INGVTerremoti blog). This sequence is a follow-up of a previous swarm started in December 2014.
Today we installed the Mindsets UK SEP seismometer which will replace the S13 sensor in our educational seismic station.
‘Real science with real data’ is the statement that best summarize the British project for teaching seismology at schools. The British Geological Survey (BGS) involves almost 200 all grade schools to realize a seismic network based on a simple seismometer …
October the 5th, at 19:03, the S-13 seismic sensor has been locked and secured for traveling back to Pisa. The Maker Faire Rome 2014 is over! We cannot find words to describe what a great experience has been to be …
Lots of people visited our department during Bright 2014, the Tuscany event for the European Researchers’ Night (#brightoscana, #ern).
