Episode 11 of the podClast discusses the L’Aquila earthquake in Italy and the associated earthquake predicition, more on Mt Redoubt in Alaska, geology in the movies and more.

Attention geologists and geobloggers alike: mark your calenders for Saturday, May the 2nd for the first ever Geobloggers in the Pub in London. Come along for an afternoon of drinking and a live podClast recording. Here are the details you’ll need:
Time: 2pm onwards
Date: Saturday the 2nd of May 2009
Place: Cittie Of Yorke Tavern, 22 High [...]

The podClast reaches double figures! Episode 10 discusses the eruption of Mt Redoubt in Alaska and whether geolphysicists are geologists. Plus the GSA timescale including a discussion on why the Quaternary exists and details on palaeomagnetics.

The medieval city of L’Aquila in Central Italy suffered a magnitude 6.3 earthquake this morning at 0132 GMT. Below is the shake map of this quake from the USGS. Full details can be found at the USGS.

Earthquakes in Italy are not unusual. The collision of the African tectonic plate with the European portion of the [...]