Seismic Scales

Preview: The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria (Ferrago)

1 Sep 2008

With Funcom's Age of Conan having racked-up 400,000 subscribers in the face of World of Warcraft, the previous most successful rival to Blizzard's opus (Lord of the Rings Online) could face more intense competition in the coming months, especially with EA's Warhammer Online entering the fray. Needless to say, then, the Mines of Moria expansion pack for the game is absolutely crucial, and it is ...

China quake forces rethink over hazard maps (New Scientist)

30 Aug 2008

Earthquake risk maps should be redrawn following a reanalysis of the factors that caused the Sichuan quake in May, say geologists

Magmatically Triggered Slow Earthquake Discovered At Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii (Science Daily)

30 Aug 2008

From June 17-19, 2007, Kilauea experienced a new dike intrusion, where magma rapidly moved from a storage reservoir beneath the summit into the east rift zone and extended the rift zone by as much as 1 meter.