A devastating earthquake doublet occurred on 6 February 2023 with moment magnitudes of Mw 7.9 and Mw 7.7 along the East Anatolian Fault (EAF) and Sürgü-Çardak Fault (SCF), respectively. The 2023 earthquake sequence resulted in catastrophic human life and economic loss, and caused major impacts to infrastructure throughout south-east Türkiye and north-west Syria. The kinematics of ruptures for...
The 15 January 2022 volcanic eruption of Hunga, Tonga produced atmospheric waves that astonished both scientists and the general public. These waves were observed globally by a multitude of instruments and technologies and were nearly ubiquitous across the IMS infrasound network. The most notable atmospheric wave was the Lamb-wave, which is an acoustic-gravity wave that is associated with...
The 15 January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai in the Tonga Islands was unprecedented in modern times. It was one of the largest volcanic explosions of the instrumented era and ranks as the most energetic volcanic explosion on Earth since the 1883 eruption of Krakatau (Indonesia). With its ash plume reaching high altitude, an intense volcanic lightning storm, atmospheric waves...
