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USGS September Evening Public Lecture

These non technical lectures are free and are intended for a general public audience that may not be familiar with USGS sciences.

Posted Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:22 am PT

When: September 25th @ 7:00 PM

What: Ground Shaking in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake: A view from 25 years later

What factors controlled the variability in ground shaking in the earthquake?
Will the ground shaking in future earthquakes display similar patterns?
Hear about the advances made in recording ground shaking over the past 25 years.
Learn how USGS uses this information to quickly assess the impact of earthquakes.

Who: by Brad Aagaard, USGS Research Geophysicist

Where: U.S. Geological Survey, Bldg. 3, Auditorium, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025.

If you can’t join us in person, check out the live video stream that evening at 7:00 PM (PDT): http://online.wr.usgs.gov/calendar/live.html