2019 May Public Lecture Flyer

2019 May Public Lecture Flyer

New Mapping of the Rodgers Creek Fault: It's longer and more complex than we thought

By Suzanne Hecker, USGS Geologist

• Remote sensing technology reveals surface traces of the fault covered by trees and buildings.
• Greater fault length and linkages to neighboring faults make larger earthquakes possible.
• Fault complexity has implications for hazards from ground shaking and surface fault rupture.

May 30th, 2019 at 7:00 PM (PDT) 

345 Middlefield Road, Bldg. 3, Rambo Auditorium

Menlo Park, CA 

94025