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Mary Anning She was born on this date in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England in 1799. She was one of 10 children, but they were a poor family and eight of her nine siblings died before reaching adulthood. At the age of just 12, Mary discovered a 5.2m (17ft) skeleton,...See More »
Jewel Cave National Monument Located in South Dakota, it was established on this date in 1908. It is the third longest cave system in the world; with over 208 miles of mapped and surveyed passages. Jewel Cave was formed by the gradual dissolution of limestone by acid-rich...See More »
Cookie!!!! According to American geologist Mark Bowers, Lucas Fassari found an unusual rock in the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil in November. Before the rock was split, it looked like a non-descript tan/grey egg. Once cut in half and opened, however, this...See More »
Norwegian Landslide A landslide occurred on December 30th in the Norwegian town of Ask; northeast of the capital of Oslo. The ravine created by the landslide was estimated to be approximately 700 feet (213 meters) wide and 2300 feet (701 meters long). As noted in...See More »
Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake in Croatia A magnitude 6.4 earthquake was recorded on December 29th with the epicenter near the town of Petrinja. It occurred at a depth of approximately 10 km (6.2 miles). It was the strongest earthquake recorded in the area since the advent of modern...See More »
Mount Etna Eruption Mount Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily, has erupted for the second time in as many weeks. The first set of eruptions occurred December 13th and were preceded by a magnitude 2.7 earthquake. Fountains of lava over 330 feet (100 meters) high...See More »
I Love Geology The largest recorded earthquake... The Great Chilean Earthquake occurred on this date in 1960. The epicenter was about 350 miles (570 km) south of Santiago. It occurred at a depth of about 21 miles (33 km). While stronger earthquakes likely...See More »
I Love Geology On this date... On March 27, 1964 at 5:36pm local time, a great earthquake of magnitude 9.2 occurred in the Prince William Sound region of Alaska. It started approximately 25 km (15.5 miles) beneath the surface; with its epicenter about 120 km (75...See More »
I Love Geology Magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Utah At 7:09 AM local time, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck approximately 15 miles west of Salt Lake City near the town of Magna. The USGS reports it occurred at a depth of roughly 6.6 miles. There were power...See More »