by Dr. Lucy Jones and the staff of the USGS Pasadena office

What: USGS Public Lecture Series, Special Presentation
When: January 12, 2005  8PM
Where: Beckman Institute Auditorium, Caltech Campus

Topic: On Wednesday, January 12th at 8:00 PM the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pasadena Office will hold a public briefing to discuss the Sumatran earthquake and tsunami disaster.

In place of the regularly scheduled lecture, the staff of the USGS office in Pasadena will provide a briefing on what is known so far about the science of the Sumatran earthquake and tsunami.  They will describe the geologic setting of the earthquake, why it was so large, and how the tsunami was created.  Preliminary analysis of the earthquake and how it affected the Earth will be discussed, as well as the reasons why the loss of life was so high and whether or not a tragedy of this type could strike the United States.

Next lecture:  “Real-time Forecasting of Tomorrow’s Earthquakes”, by Matt Gerstenberger,  February 9, 2005

All lectures are free and begin at 8 PM in Beckman Institute Auditorium on the Caltech campus in Pasadena. There is plenty of free parking available.

For more information see http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/info/lectures/ or call 626-583-6801.

*Please note-The Beckman Institute Auditorium is NOT the same as the Beckman Institute.  Please visit our lecture website listed above to view a map of the campus.  Thank you.