Earthquakes and eruptions: Studying the 'twin threat' on the Taupō Fault Belt

Earthquakes and eruptions: Studying the 'twin threat' on the Taupō Fault Belt

Researches aim to answer that question in a study of Lake Taupō's supervolcano, and the threat of a "dramatic feedback loop" causing immense destruction.

U.S. Earthquake Readiness Depends on Regional Seismic Networks | Seismological Society of America

9 April 2025— Plane crashes are thankfully rare, but when they happen, investigators rely on the airplane’s “black box” for data to explain what happened and how to prevent it in the future. Seismic instruments deployed to gather strong motion data are kind of like those black boxes, said Keith Koper, director of the University of Utah Seismograph Stations. “The only thing they’re good for is if a big earthquake happens and you get really strong…