Archives of the Scripps Geologic Collections: From Stone Bowls to Unsuspected Superheroes
Scripps Geological Collections are an important cornerstone of Scripps Oceanography's invaluable scientific collections. Join collections ma...
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Earthquake and Seismology (Video)
Earthquakes occur all over the world. Hear from scientists who study this branch of science.
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20 of 30 episodesImagine America without Los Angeles: Applying Science to Understand the Vulnerability of Modern Society to Natural Disasters
Although many recent advances, such as building codes and construction techniques, have reduced some aspects of risk to natural disasters, o...
Science Natural Disasters and Public Education with Lucy Jones - Conversations with History
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes seismologist Lucy Jones for a discussion of science, natural disasters and public education. Topi...
The Really Big One
Most people think that in the United States, the area around the San Andreas Fault poses the highest risk for a large earthquake. But the ri...
Home Preparedness in Earthquake Country
If you live with the potential of earthquakes it is important to be prepared. Matthew Springer, UCSF Professor of Medicine, gives specific s...
Computer Simulations of Earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
Computer simulations of earthquake shaking can provide valuable information on the expected intensity of shaking from earthquakes. Arthur Ro...
Earthquake Lessons - Professor Richard Allen
Richard Allen, professor and director of the UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, discusses the lessons learned from the 1989 Loma Prieta e...
Earthquake Science at Scripps
Join Neal Driscoll for an illuminating look at how Scripps scientists are working to understand and monitor earthquakes. Learn how scientist...
Listening to Earth’s Atmosphere: Tuning into the Sounds of Our Dynamic Planet
Join geophysicist Michael Hedlin as he describes how the exciting new field of atmospheric acoustics is allowing researchers to listen to Ea...
Sleuthing Seismic Signals: Understanding Earthquake Hazard and Monitoring Nuclear Explosions
The probability of a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake in the Greater Bay Area during the next 30 years is 63 percent, or about two out of...
Building it Better: Earthquake-Resilient Hospitals for the Future
Go behind the scenes of the first-of-its-kind structural test conducted at UC San Diego as a five-story mockup of a hospital, including a su...
Seismic Networks: Observing Earthquakes from Near and Far - Perspectives on Ocean Science
When the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan last March, Scripps Oceanography was listening. The Institution operates local, natio...
Protecting California’s Hospitals - The Preview - UCTV Prime Cuts
From UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center comes this preview of the largest, most complex seismic test ever conducted, des...
UC Berkeley News: Stadium Science
UC Berkeley's 1923 Memorial Stadium sits on top of an active earthquake fault. In case of a major quake, the Hayward fault could tear the gr...
Fukushima: Fact vs. Fiction
The nuclear crisis in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is confusing and frightening. Three Lawrence Berkeley National La...
Unraveling the Secrets of the Southern San Andreas Fault - Perspectives on Ocean Science
The southern San Andreas Fault in California has not had a large earthquake in approximately 300 years, yet the average recurrence interval...
Earthquakes in Southern California: A View from Space - Perspectives on Ocean Science
Southern California hosts a number of active faults. Over the last 20 years, it has become the most seismically active area in the Western s...
Building it Better: Seismic Testing of Wind Turbines for Renewable Energy
See how UC San Diego helps advance and secure a green-energy future and go behind the scenes of yet another first-of-it's-kind structural te...
Shake Rattle and Roll: The Physics of Earthquakes - Perspectives on Ocean Science
Join oceanographer Kevin Brown as he describes the phenomena that we experience as “earthquakes” and relates what scientists understand abou...
Building It Better: Earthquake Testing Metal Buildings
See all the action as industry and university researchers team up to find the limits of innovative metal building designs as they are subjec...