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Dr Lucy Jones in 1994. Lucile M. Jones (born 1955) is an American seismologist and public voice for earthquake science and earthquake safety in California. [1] One of the foremost and trusted public authorities on earthquakes, [2] Jones is viewed by many in Southern California as "the Beyoncé of earthquakes" who is frequently called upon to provide information on recent earthquakes.
Zoback was the chief scientist of the USGS Earthquake Hazards team beginning in 1999. She oversaw the study "Earthquake Probabilities in the San Francisco Bay Region, 2002-2031". She was a USGS Senior Research Scientist from 2002 to 2006 and developed an integrated hazards research program for Northern California.
Hutton worked on a project to improve the consistency of the “earthquake catalog”, which is a list of over 400,000 southern California quakes recorded since 1932. [3] She also worked on the development of earthquake safety programs, such as the statewide Earthquake Early Warning System , which could provide early notice of an earthquake and ...
ShakeAlert. An animation detailing how ShakeAlert functions. ShakeAlert is an earthquake early warning system (EEW) in the United States, developed and operated by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and its partners. [1] As of 2021, the system issues alerts for the country's West Coast (specifically the states of California, Oregon and ...
March 28, 2023 at 8:38 AM. A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck Pacifica, California, on Tuesday morning followed by two smaller quakes, according to the United States Geographraphical Survey (USGS ...
A full fault rupture, estimated to be around a 7.5 magnitude, could kill between 3,000 and 18,000 people, according to US Geological Survey and Southern California Earthquake Center.
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2009. Jeanne L. Hardebeck is an American research geophysicist studying earthquakes and seismology who has worked at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) since 2004. [1] Hardebeck studies the state of stress and the strength of faults. [2]
It has been several years since a magnitude 5.2 or greater earthquake hit Southern California, and Tuesday's quake was the strongest to strike the region in three years. A magnitude 5.3 quake ...