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Media Advisory: USGS Hosts Congressional Briefing: Earthquake Early Warning
Released: 9/24/2012 10:30:00 AM

Contact Information:
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Communications and Publishing
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 119
Reston, VA 20192		 Jessica Robertson 1-click interview
Phone: 703-648-6624



Note: We will be tweeting live from this event through the @USGSLive account.

You are invited to join the USGS for a congressional briefing titled, “Earthquake Early Warning: Every Second Counts.”

Imagine if doctors had time to stop delicate procedures before an earthquake. And if emergency responders had a few extra moments to gear up, airplane landings could be postponed, trains slowed, and people could move to safer locations. Come learn how the USGS and its partners are helping provide critical seconds of notification through an earthquake early warning system in the United States.

When: Friday, September 28, 2012
Where:

This briefing will be held twice in Washington, DC.

10:00 a.m. in 1334 Longworth House Office Building
2:00 p.m. in 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building        
 

Speakers:

Richard Allen
Director, Berkeley Seismological Laboratory
Professor, Dept. Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley

Bill Leith
Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards, U.S. Geological Survey

Chris Terzich
Chair, Regional Consortium Coordinating Council  
Host:

Seismological Society of America

 

Learn more about the Earthquake Early Warning System.

Learn more information about the USGS Congressional Briefing Series.

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