http://pnsn.org/blog/feeds?id=1 en-us Former PNSN manager Paul Bodin follows up on a strange coincidence: an explosion on Orca Island preceding a fireball over the Cascades. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:26:00 +0000 http://pnsn.org/blog/2022/04/07/the-fireball-and-the-explosion http://pnsn.org/blog/2022/04/07/the-fireball-and-the-explosion Strange night time booms heard in the San Juan Islands are investigated using seismology Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:00:00 +0000 http://pnsn.org/blog/2022/03/15/mystery-booms-and-forensic-seismology http://pnsn.org/blog/2022/03/15/mystery-booms-and-forensic-seismology Good news for people who have been waiting for a ShakeAlert app to come to their smartphones: As of today, the 322nd anniversary of the last Cascadia Big One, the MyShake app is now available in Washington state. Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:43:00 +0000 http://pnsn.org/blog/2022/01/26/the-myshake-app-is-now-delivering-shakealert-powered-alerts-in-washington http://pnsn.org/blog/2022/01/26/the-myshake-app-is-now-delivering-shakealert-powered-alerts-in-washington The recent tornado disaster in the Midwest was preceded by copious warnings, giving time for protective actions, yet the destruction and suffering caused was huge. What does that imply for earthquake early warning systems? Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:15:00 +0000 http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/12/17/what-can-the-recent-kentucky-tornado-disaster-teach-us-about-earthquake-early-warning http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/12/17/what-can-the-recent-kentucky-tornado-disaster-teach-us-about-earthquake-early-warning On Tuesday morning about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, an intense swarm of moderate sized earthquakes began on the Blanco Fracture Zone. This is active, unusual, and interesting, but not concerning. We take a deep dive in this blog post. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:53:00 +0000 http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/12/10/blanco-fracture-zone-swarm-active-unusual-interesting-but-not-concerning http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/12/10/blanco-fracture-zone-swarm-active-unusual-interesting-but-not-concerning Network Manager Emeritus Paul Bodin explains why and how PNSN is preparing to respond to the next earthquake before it happens. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 23:29:00 +0000 http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/11/19/how-the-pnsn-is-preparing-for-the-next-big-earthquake http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/11/19/how-the-pnsn-is-preparing-for-the-next-big-earthquake Two PNSN field engineers share their experiences doing fieldwork on Mt. Olympus, and the significance of the OSD station. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0000 http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/10/08/our-experience-maintaining-a-seismic-station-on-mt-olympus http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/10/08/our-experience-maintaining-a-seismic-station-on-mt-olympus A recent DNR report showed that many of Washington's schools are extremely vulnerable to earthquakes. Former State Representative Jim Buck argues that the state should be doing more to solve the problem. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 20:34:00 +0000 http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/09/20/washington-s-unsafe-schools http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/09/20/washington-s-unsafe-schools A recent 41-day research cruise will give us a better view of the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:57:00 +0000 http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/08/31/the-cascadia-seismic-imaging-experiment-2021-casie21-all-aboard-the-r-v-marcus-g-langseth http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/08/31/the-cascadia-seismic-imaging-experiment-2021-casie21-all-aboard-the-r-v-marcus-g-langseth If an earthquake were to occur tomorrow somewhere in Washington or Oregon, how much warning time would you expect to get from ShakeAlert? Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:12:00 +0000 http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/07/28/shakealert-warning-times-for-earthquakes-in-the-pacific-northwest http://pnsn.org/blog/2021/07/28/shakealert-warning-times-for-earthquakes-in-the-pacific-northwest