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Live from Berkeley: Centennial of the 1906 Earthquake

Michael Krasny
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In the first hour of a two-hour live broadcast from the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, Forum look at the science behind earthquakes and examine the particular vulnerability of California. What are earthquakes and what causes them to happen? Which fault lines are most likely to cause widespread damage, and why? What is plate tectonics? How has the earth shifted in the last 100 years, and what are the implications of this shift for our ability to forecast future earthquakes?

Guests:

Richard Allen, assistant professor at the Seismological Lab and Department of Earth and Planetary Science at UC Berkeley

Mary Lou Zoback, senior research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey Western Earthquake Hazards Team, regional coordinator of the USGS Northern California Earthquake Program, and chair of the steering committee for the 1906 Earthquake Centennial Alliance

James Dallessandro, historian, author of "Earthquake," and chair of the Gladys Hansen Museum of the City of San Francisco

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