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The USGS has posted a \u201cgeonarrative\u201d<\/a> (i.e., a StoryMap) that delves into great detail about the seismology of the magnitude 8.8 earthquake<\/a> that took place on 29 July 2025 off the Kamchatka Peninsula, providing history, context and so<\/em> many detailed maps about the event. [Ryan Hollister<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The USGS has posted a \u201cgeonarrative\u201d (i.e., a StoryMap) that delves into great detail about the seismology of the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that took place on 29 July 2025 off the Kamchatka Peninsula, providing history,… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo","date":"2025-08-28T18:39:54+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lxi6xnntpj2a","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lxi6xnntpj2a\",\"cid\":\"bafyreie4hqohxztbki7hslphfjgyw4biwq6cnwsd4aottzsb7jwil5vu3q\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreigt4fpd2c33yte354j3usirvvhfhdpyrse63d2gw3u6bdgsute52m\",\"rev\":\"3lxi6xno6hb2a\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[130,1749,585,34],"class_list":["post-1844902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-geology","tag-earthquakes","tag-kamchatka","tag-russia","tag-usgs","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1467,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/04\/usgs-earthquake-forecast-maps-now-include-human-induced-earthquakes\/","url_meta":{"origin":1844902,"position":0},"title":"USGS Earthquake Forecast Maps Now Include Human-Induced Earthquakes","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"8 April 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"For the first time, USGS forecast maps that measure the potential damage from earthquakes in the coming year now include human-induced earthquakes, such as those caused by hydraulic fracking. 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