Alan Kafka

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The legendary Sleepy Hollow earthquake of 2026.

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake yesterday: Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Draft up through Chapter 3 of my book “Geoscience and Society from Galileo to the 21st Century” is now available The latest draft of my book, now including Chapter 3, is now available here..

Draft up through Chapter 3 of my book "Geoscience and Society from Galileo to the 21st Century" is now available for public access, and you can read it here:

Chapter 3: “Creationism”, “Uniformitarianism”, and Geologic Time

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake today in Vanuatu, recorded in New England.

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake today off the coast of Oregon, recorded at Weston (MA) Observatory/Westport (CT) Astronomical Society collaborative seismic monitoring station in Westport, CT.

Small earthquake in Connecticut yesterday.

Small earthquake rattles New Hampshire, just north of Massachusetts border A magnitude 2.1 earthquake hit overnight in Milford, New Hampshire, not far from the Massachusetts border.

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Small earthquake today in New Hampshire

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Japan recorded at Westport Astronomical Society in Westport, Connecticut.

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake, Alaska-Canada border, recorded across New York City with low-cost Raspberry Shake community seismographs.

Magnitude 6 earthquake in Alaska, recorded in New England (11/27/2025).

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Small earthquake in New Jersey.

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Bangladesh, recorded by our
Raspberry Shake seismograph in Assam, India.

Small earthquake in New Hampshire. Barely felt, but well-recorded by our Raspberry Shake citizen science seismic network.

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake east of Guadeloupe, recorded across New York City with low-cost Raspberry Shake community seismographs.

USGS: Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake - Timor Island, Southeast Asia - recorded in Northeast India.

Lively, Ontario, Canada

Lively quake in Canada today...

Magnitude 2.6 earthquake today in Northern NY State.

What to know about the blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that left no survivors Authorities are investigating a powerful explosion at an explosives plant in rural Tennessee where authorities say they've recovered no survivors.

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Very sad 😢tragic explosion in Tennessee 😢
Forensic Seismology: Application of seismology to investigate (and hopefully mitigate the impact of) social, legal, political, and/or security implications of seismic events (usually non-earthquake events).

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake south of Tierra del Fuego, recorded by our Raspberry Shake seismograph in Assam, India.

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Philippines, recorded by our Raspberry Shake seismograph in Assam, India.

Draft of Chapter 2 of my book "Geoscience and Society from Galileo to the 21st Century" Chapter 2: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 and the “Age of Science and Reason"

Draft of Chapter 2 of my book "Geoscience and Society from Galileo to the 21st Century" is now available for public access, and you can read it here:

Chapter 2: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 and the “Age of Science and Reason”

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Four earthquakes strike northwestern Venezuela, USGS says Four earthquakes hit northwestern Venezuela within a span of several hours late Wednesday and early Thursday, including two powerful tremors exceeding magnitude 6.

Four earthquakes strike northwestern Venezuela, USGS says:
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Venezuela.