Associate Professor Mark Quigley

Associate Professor in active tectonics and geomorphology, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Monitoring Melbourne’s Sunbury earthquake

Melbourne’s latest earthquake is the largest to occur this close to the CBD since 1932 and highlights the need for more monitoring, particularly in western Victoria

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Q&A

Q&A: 4 things you need to know about Victoria’s earthquake

It’s the largest onshore earthquake in Victoria in recorded history and it rocked Australia’s east coast – but where did it come from? And why now?

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When Central Australia slipped and trembled

The 2016 magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the Petermann Ranges gives researchers key insights into how some faults may break in Australia to produce larger earthquakes

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Podcast

Innovation during crisis

Mark Quigley, Associate Professor in Earth Sciences discusses how the impacts of the 2010-2012 Canterbury earthquakes have many parallels to the current COVID-19 crisis – both inspired innovative responses

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The dual risks of natural disasters and COVID-19

How would people and systems cope if a major earthquake or cyclone occurs while the COVID-19 pandemic continues? The answer is – preparation is key

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Is Donald Trump anti-science? The data says yes

An analysis of the words and actions of past and present US Presidents confirms Donald Trump’s hostility to science, and suggests it may hurt him politically

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Podcast

Earthquakes: The lessons learned

Earthquake expert Associate Professor Mark Quigley on preparing for and recovering from earthquakes

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Go Figure

Sinkholes: What on earth’s happening?

Have no fear. It might seem as if the earth is opening up everywhere around us, but it’s down to a mix of factors, from geology to human behaviour.

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