PubTalk — Earthquakes at the USGS

Blowing the Lid off Seismic Science for 40 Years

Ross Stein, representing the USGS Earthquake Hazards Team 

The Parkfield earthquake of 1966 launched a torrent of research at the USGS in Menlo Park. With the San Andreas Fault as a backyard lab and global earthquakes as a guide, the USGS has changed the landscape of earthquake science in:

• MAKING RAPID EARTHQUAKE ASSESSMENTS
• PROMOTING PUBLIC SEISMIC SAFETY
• DISCOVERING NEW AND HIDDEN FAULTS
• MEASURING FAULT STRESS AND STRAIN
• IMPROVING SEISMIC ENGINEERING
• UNDERSTANDING GROUND SHAKING
• FORECASTING FUTURE EARTHQUAKES