Assistant prof leading Coastal Hazards Lab @vtgeosciences. I employ diatom-based paleoseismology to reconstruct EQ and tsunami records. #marshcat #hokie http://www.coastalhazardslab.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3mcaupme5fk2pWe have a new paper out in QSR! Paleoseismic evidence for the 1730 Mw ≥9 Chile earthquake in a former coastal lagoon: an infrequent, shallow, tsunamigenic rupture with plausible near-term recurrence https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379125006092?dgcid=coauthor Led by Dr. Marco Cisternas from the PUCV in Chile12 Jan 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaupme5fk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3lyxwv2ur2s2hTomorrow! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxwv2ur2s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3lxarne7ihc2hFirst day of school! Year 7 at Virginia Tech. The year I was hit with the readers 😆🤓🌊 Let’s go, HOKIES! 🦃25 Aug 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxarne7ihc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3lvbo2morxk2vI enjoyed this wide ranging (and timely!) conversation about earthquakes on the Cascadia subduction zone on the Risky Science podcast. Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7l21IV8dhHH3iQbEktvgKp?si=aKGKV9G-TGuPcaTWeXW4XQ31 Jul 2025 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbo2morxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3lv7xrj64uk2xSome quotes from @diegosismologo.bsky.social and me in here 🌊🌊 https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/07/30/tsunami-russia-earthquake-impacts-hawaii-california/31 Jul 2025 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7xrj64uk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3lv7dcodit22lTotally agree. Climate change isn’t causing big subduction earthquakes. But it is raising baseline sea levels along our coasts, and that makes the impacts of those earthquakes and tsunamis worse when they do happen. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2424659122 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27445-8 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2025 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7dcodit22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3lu47v46rrs2eExcited to see this product from our Cascadia Paleoseismology Working Group (CPAL) out! Huge shoutout to Lydia Staisch for spearheading this effort along with lots of input from the coastal paleoseismology community. Check it out for all of your paleoseismic dataset needs! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2025 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu47v46rrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3lu47v46rrs2eExcited to see this product from our Cascadia Paleoseismology Working Group (CPAL) out! Huge shoutout to Lydia Staisch for spearheading this effort along with lots of input from the coastal paleoseismology community. Check it out for all of your paleoseismic dataset needs! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2025 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu47v46rrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3ltz26t4v5k2tCheck out this short video from PBS Terra about the Cascadia subduction zone. I make a few appearances! https://youtu.be/89uVoIN5ZH4?feature=shared15 Jul 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltz26t4v5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3ltpszeclnk2iI was once a little pain the ass, gym rat, point guard at Chico High in Chico, CA. I found this article while visiting home and it brought those memories flooding back 🏀11 Jul 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpszeclnk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3lsd7qlp3qs2hSnuck in a little CPAL fieldwork while the @cascadiaeqs.bsky.social Cores to Code undergrads were busy modeling with @diegosismologo.bsky.social. Just a little light work mapping 1700 CE tsunami sand at Lagoon Creek, CA 🌊🌊24 Jun 2025 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsd7qlp3qs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/diatomdura.bsky.social/post/3lrwm7j3t4k2vThe @cascadiaeqs.bsky.social Cores to Code students have been busy in the lab processing sediment cores, compiling site stratigraphy, running loss on ignition, and conducting foram and diatom analysis! They’ve been star researchers, remaining engaged and enthusiastic throughout the process!19 Jun 2025 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:pqlavcsjejkff7lnnlk3d2u7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrwm7j3t4k2v