The Challenges and Perils of Earthquake Prediction: Part 1. Review of Global Seismicity

Authors

Dave Moecher, University of Kentucky

Streaming Media

Abstract

Predicting earthquakes has been a goal of seismology for centuries. In spite of increasing understanding of how faults work and earthquakes are produced, predicting when a damaging earthquake will occur is still very challenging. The fundamental information for predicting earthquakes is the earthquake record of when and where earthquakes occur. This section summarizes the distribution of seismicity on earth.

Links:

• www.iris.edu/servlet/eventserver/map.do
• youtube.com/watch?v=hZIzq-GFNtM
• youtube.com/watch?v=AontqlzLg8I
• earthscope.org/samples/load_viewer

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-8-2013

Notes/Citation Information

This was part of the second session of the College of Arts & Sciences "What's New in Science" series in Spring 2013.

Repository Citation

Moecher, Dave, "The Challenges and Perils of Earthquake Prediction: Part 1. Review of Global Seismicity" (2013). Earth and Environmental Sciences Presentations. 1.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ees_present/1