USGS Lecture - 1906 Earthquake

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USGS Public Lecture Series presents:

The Great 1906 Earthquake: Lessons Learned

By Dr. Mary Lou Zoback, U.S. Geological Survey

What: USGS Public Lecture Series

When: 8 p.m., September 29, 2005

Where: Beckman Institute Auditorium, Caltech, Pasadena

The 1906 M7.8 earthquake on the northern San Andreas Fault marked the birth of modern earthquake science. For the first time, the effects of a major seismic event were systematically investigated and documented in a detailed report. Scientists not only carefully mapped the entire 200-mile-long fault rupture, but also mapped the fault south to the Mexican border, showing the San Andreas as a major geologic structure for the first time. The strongest shaking occurred in areas of made land (fill) and soft sediment, including China Basin and the present day Marina district, two San Francisco neighborhoods heavily damaged again in 1989. Find out how seismologists are still learning from the Big One 100 years ago!

All lectures are free and start at 8 p.m. in Beckman Institute Auditorium on the Caltech campus in Pasadena. Plenty of free parking is available.

See http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/info/lectures/ or call (626) 583-6801.