University of Memphis Researchers Monitoring Virginia
Aftershocks A research scientist and technical staff from the
University of Memphis Center for Earthquake Research and
Information (CERI) are collaborating with the U.S. Geological
Survey, The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology,
Virginia Tech, and Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory to record
aftershocks related to the August 23, 2011 earthquake near
Mineral, Virginia, 1:51 PM EST. These groups are pooling their
resources to rapidly surround the area with a high quality array
of portable seismograph stations. “The aftershock sequence may
or may not last very long so we have to get into the field
quickly to strategically distribute the array around the
epicenter of the main shock to pinpoint aftershock locations,”
said Dr. Steve Horton, CERI Research Scientist. Dr. Horton and
CERI technical staff member, David Steiner, left Memphis within
hours of the main shock on Tuesday and have installed 4 CERI
seismograph stations and assisted in the instal