Vadim surveys an abandoned defensive position of
the Soviet Army on the east-facing shore
of Kamchatka Peninsula. June, 1998

Vadim Levin


Research Affiliate,
Solid Earth Geophysics Group,
Department of Geology and Geophysics 
of Yale University.

Assistant Research Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
Rutgers University

Email: vlevin@rci.rutgers.edu

phone: (203) 432 3279

Research Interests: seismological manifestations of the past and present processes in the lithosphere; structure of the lithosphere and the upper mantle under continental regions; processes in mantle wedges of subduction zones;effects of anisotropy on wave propagation in upper mantle and crust.

Areas of current research: Northeastern US, Kamchatka, Arabian Shield 

Earthquakes observed by a seismic station in the basement of the Yale Geology building

A recent small earthquake under Manhattan
click here to learn about location of the epicenter and see the seismogram from Yale Geology Department basement.

Recent damaging earthquakes around the world.

India, 01/26/2001; Salvador, 01/13/2001; Indonesia, 06/04/2000 Colombia, 01/25/99; Turkey, 08/17/99; Taiwan, 09/20/99; Mexico, 09/30/99


The umbilical cord - a link to my alma mater , Lamont-Doherty Observatory 
clicking my life away....