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video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Jay Alan The Great ShakeOut: Jay Alan
The Great ShakeOut: Jay Alan
The Great ShakeOut: Jay Alan

Deputy Director of Communications, Office of Homeland Security, Office of the Governor, California

Deputy Director of Communications, Office of Homeland Security, Office of the Governor, California

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Jim Featherstone The Great ShakeOut: Jim Featherstone
The Great ShakeOut: Jim Featherstone
The Great ShakeOut: Jim Featherstone

The Great ShakeOut: Jim Featherstone — City of Los Angeles, General Manager, Emergency Management Department

The Great ShakeOut: Jim Featherstone — City of Los Angeles, General Manager, Emergency Management Department

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Kate Long The Great ShakeOut: Kate Long
The Great ShakeOut: Kate Long
The Great ShakeOut: Kate Long

Earthquake and Tsunami Program, Governor's Office of Emergency Services, State of California

Earthquake and Tsunami Program, Governor's Office of Emergency Services, State of California

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 1) The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 1)
The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 1)
The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 1)

The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 1) — U.S. Geological Survey, Geophysist, Earthquake Hazards Team

The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 1) — U.S. Geological Survey, Geophysist, Earthquake Hazards Team

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2) The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2)
The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2)
The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2)

The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2) — U.S. Geological Survey, Geophysist, Earthquake Hazards Team

The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2) — U.S. Geological Survey, Geophysist, Earthquake Hazards Team

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Larry Collins The Great ShakeOut: Larry Collins
The Great ShakeOut: Larry Collins
The Great ShakeOut: Larry Collins

The Great ShakeOut: Larry Collins: County of Los Angeles Fire Department, Captain, Special Operations Bureau

The Great ShakeOut: Larry Collins: County of Los Angeles Fire Department, Captain, Special Operations Bureau

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Mariana Amatullo (Part 1) The Great ShakeOut: Mariana Amatullo (Part 1)
The Great ShakeOut: Mariana Amatullo (Part 1)
The Great ShakeOut: Mariana Amatullo (Part 1)

Vice President, International Initiatives Art Center College of Design Director, Designmatters

Vice President, International Initiatives Art Center College of Design Director, Designmatters

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Mariana Amatullo (Part 2) The Great ShakeOut: Mariana Amatullo (Part 2)
The Great ShakeOut: Mariana Amatullo (Part 2)
The Great ShakeOut: Mariana Amatullo (Part 2)

Vice President, International Initiatives Art Center College of Design Director, Designmatters

Vice President, International Initiatives Art Center College of Design Director, Designmatters

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Mark Bassett The Great ShakeOut: Mark Bassett
The Great ShakeOut: Mark Bassett
The Great ShakeOut: Mark Bassett

Deputy Regional Administrator, Governor's Office of Emergency Services, State of California

Deputy Regional Administrator, Governor's Office of Emergency Services, State of California

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Peter Lent The Great ShakeOut: Peter Lent
The Great ShakeOut: Peter Lent
The Great ShakeOut: Peter Lent

Deputy Director, Riverside County Fire Department, Office of Emergency Services

Deputy Director, Riverside County Fire Department, Office of Emergency Services

PubTalk 10/2008 — Prehistoric Packrat Piles
PubTalk 10/2008 — Prehistoric Packrat Piles
PubTalk 10/2008 — Prehistoric Packrat Piles

Archives of Climate Change

by Kenneth Cole, USGS Research Ecologist

 

Earthquakes? Don't Freak Out--ShakeOut!
Earthquakes? Don't Freak Out--ShakeOut!
Earthquakes? Don't Freak Out--ShakeOut!

What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks?

In this video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut.

What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks?

In this video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut.

Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, Fremont epicenter
Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, Fremont epicenter
Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, Fremont epicenter

Animation showing the intensity of groundshaking across the San Francisco Bay region during a hypothetical M 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with the epicenter in Fremont. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views. &

Animation showing the intensity of groundshaking across the San Francisco Bay region during a hypothetical M 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with the epicenter in Fremont. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views. &

Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, Oakland epicenter
Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, Oakland epicenter
Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, Oakland epicenter

Scenario shows the ground shaking for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault with the epicenter in Oakland, California. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.  

Scenario shows the ground shaking for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault with the epicenter in Oakland, California. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.  

Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, San Pablo Bay epicenter
Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, San Pablo Bay epicenter
Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, San Pablo Bay epicenter

Animation showing the intensity of groundshaking across the San Francisco Bay region during a hypothetical M 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with the epicenter in San Pablo Bay. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.&

Animation showing the intensity of groundshaking across the San Francisco Bay region during a hypothetical M 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with the epicenter in San Pablo Bay. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.&

video thumbnail: Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 14, 2008) Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 14, 2008)
Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 14, 2008)
Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 14, 2008)

A sequence of collapses scattered over several hours on October 14, 2008, culminated in an explosive eruption that blasted lithic and juvenile tephra onto the Halema'uma'u crater rim 85 meters (280 feet) above the informally-named Overlook vent (see http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/timeline/ for links describing e

A sequence of collapses scattered over several hours on October 14, 2008, culminated in an explosive eruption that blasted lithic and juvenile tephra onto the Halema'uma'u crater rim 85 meters (280 feet) above the informally-named Overlook vent (see http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/timeline/ for links describing e

video thumbnail: Halema'uma'u Vent Rim Collapse (October 14, 2008) Halema'uma'u Vent Rim Collapse (October 14, 2008)
Halema'uma'u Vent Rim Collapse (October 14, 2008)
Halema'uma'u Vent Rim Collapse (October 14, 2008)

This video, from October 14, 2008, shows two collapses of the rim of the informally-named Overlook vent and the subsequent emission of ash (see http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/timeline/ for links describing eruptive activity at the summit of Kilauea Volcano).

This video, from October 14, 2008, shows two collapses of the rim of the informally-named Overlook vent and the subsequent emission of ash (see http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/timeline/ for links describing eruptive activity at the summit of Kilauea Volcano).

Explosive eruption from Halema`uma`u
Explosive eruption from Halema`uma`u
Explosive eruption from Halema`uma`u

movie (x3 speed) shows the latest explosive eruption from the vent in Halema`uma`u, which occurred at 7:28am. A robust, ash-rich mushroom cloud is ejected, and followed by pulses of hot, glowing gas and particles. The explosion deposited a field of fist-size ejecta around the crater rim.

movie (x3 speed) shows the latest explosive eruption from the vent in Halema`uma`u, which occurred at 7:28am. A robust, ash-rich mushroom cloud is ejected, and followed by pulses of hot, glowing gas and particles. The explosion deposited a field of fist-size ejecta around the crater rim.

Explosive eruption from Halema`uma`u rim
Explosive eruption from Halema`uma`u rim
Explosive eruption from Halema`uma`u rim

movie of the October 12 explosive eruption captured by a camera located on the rim of Halema`uma`u just above the vent. The camera was completely engulfed in the ash cloud, turning day to night, then bombarded by falling ejecta.

movie of the October 12 explosive eruption captured by a camera located on the rim of Halema`uma`u just above the vent. The camera was completely engulfed in the ash cloud, turning day to night, then bombarded by falling ejecta.

video thumbnail: Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 12, 2008) Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 12, 2008)
Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 12, 2008)
Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 12, 2008)

On October 12, 2008, an explosive eruption, shown in this video, blasted lithic and juvenile tephra onto the Halema'uma'u crater rim 85 meters (280 feet) above the informally-named Overlook vent (see http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/timeline/ for links describing eruptive activity at the summit of Kilauea Volcano)

On October 12, 2008, an explosive eruption, shown in this video, blasted lithic and juvenile tephra onto the Halema'uma'u crater rim 85 meters (280 feet) above the informally-named Overlook vent (see http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/timeline/ for links describing eruptive activity at the summit of Kilauea Volcano)

video thumbnail: Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 12, 2008) Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 12, 2008)
Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 12, 2008)
Halema'uma'u Explosive Eruption (October 12, 2008)

On October 12, 2008, an explosive eruption, shown in this video, blasted lithic and juvenile tephra onto the Halema'uma'u crater rim 85 meters (280 feet) above the informally-named Overlook vent (see http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/timeline/ for links describing eruptive activity at the summit of Kilauea Volcano)

On October 12, 2008, an explosive eruption, shown in this video, blasted lithic and juvenile tephra onto the Halema'uma'u crater rim 85 meters (280 feet) above the informally-named Overlook vent (see http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/timeline/ for links describing eruptive activity at the summit of Kilauea Volcano)