Prof. Ebel speaks to concerned residents of Peabody, MA after they experience an earthquake swarm.

EES Professor and senior research scientist at Weston Observatory, John Ebel spoke to concerned residents of Peabody, MA at a public meeting on Wednesday after experiencing what is known as an “earthquake swarm". As reported in a recent article in the Boston Globe, area residents experienced a number of low magnitude earthquakes over the past mont - a 1.4 magnitude earthquake on July 25, a 1.2 magnitude earthquake on Aug. 4, and a 1.3 magnitude earthquake on Aug. 18 - which were detected on seismic instruments, according to Prof. Ebel. To learn more about these local earthquake swarms, please read the linked article in the Boston Globe above, or contact Prof. Ebel.