32 Years Later: Remembering the 1994 Northridge Earthquake On January 17, 1994, the Northridge earthquake reshaped Southern California — and earthquake science.

Pop Culture Friday Thread: Volcano (1997) What the movie got right, wrong, and very wrong about volcanoes in LA. 🧵👇

Director Richard Allen spoke with @npr on the megaquake watch in Japan this week. He explained what subduction zones are and how people can be prepared. Listen to the full interview here:

A hearty thanks to all of the #BSLSeminar speakers this Fall! The Seminar will be on hiatus through the Winter Break and will resume in January. Stay tuned or bookmark buff.ly/UxsqVzb for more info.

This week's BSL Seminar features Dr. Quentin Bletery of GeoAzur Nice. Dr. Bletery's talk is on: "AI-enhanced earthquake and tsunami early warning and the question of precursory signal in GPS data." 12/09 4pm, McCone 220. Learn more at buff.ly/AZU6DXt

Fact vs. Fiction: “You should never run outside or stand in a doorway during an earthquake.” Let’s break it down. 👇

This week's BSL Seminar features Dr. Shujuan Mao, Asst. Professor at UT Austin. Dr. Mao's talk is on: "4D Seismology: New Dynamic Insights into Fluid-Rock Systems for Understanding Groundwater, Geoenergy, and Geohazards." 12/02 4pm, McCone 220. Learn more at earthquakes.berkeley.edu/seismo.seminar

The BSL Seminar took a break alongside the University this week. Join us on 12/02 for a talk by Dr. Shujuan Mao of UT Austin on: “4D Seismology: New Dynamic Insights into Fluid-Rock Systems for Understanding Groundwater, Geoenergy, and Geohazards.” buff.ly/AZU6DXt.

Pop Culture Friday: San Andreas (2015) 🎬 Let’s see what the movie got …shakingly right and wrong 👇

Harry Wood taught the 1st seismo course in the US, marking the beginning of seismology as an academic discipline. An instructor of geology and mineralogy at UC Berkeley (1904–1912), he help lay the groundwork for the instrumental seismology that would define the next generation.

Many thx to Dr. Peggy Hellweg for a look back at the Fickle Hill Earthquake of 1954. We'll be off next week for Thanksgiving, but join us 12/02 in welcoming Dr. Mao from UT Austin. Learn more about the BSL Seminar at earthquakes.berkeley.edu/seismo.seminar.

This week's BSL Seminar features Dr. Peggy Hellweg speaking on: "Revisiting an Enigma on California's North Coast: the Fickle Hill Earthquake of 21 December 1954." Join us 11/18 4pm in McCone 220. Learn more about the BSL Seminar at earthquakes.berkeley.edu/seismo.seminar.

The 1908 “Lawson Report” was one of the most influential scientific earthquake reports ever written. Here's the story of Andrew Lawson and how he built the foundations of modern earthquake science at Berkeley!🧵🪨

The BSL Seminar is taking the week off! Join us next week as Dr. Peggy Hellweg speaks on: "Revisiting an Enigma on California's North Coast: the Fickle Hill Earthquake of 21 December 1954." Join us 11/18 4pm in McCone 220. Learn more about the BSL Seminar at earthquakes.berkeley.edu/seismo.seminar.

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Seismologist Angie Lux spoke with @kpfa.org on the M4.3 #earthquake in Berkeley this week, aftershocks, and what you can do to be ready for the "Big One". Listen here: kpfa.org/area941/epis... and catch the full podcast here: plinkhq.com/i/1637968343....

2025 #SCEC Annual Meeting! Meet UCB undergrad Natasha: "I presented my work on earthquake ground-motion durations and a collaborative project on making CyberShake more accessible through a user-friendly GUI. Grateful to SCEC, Verisk, UCB, and my mentors for supporting this work!" Way to go Natasha!

If you would like to know more about the 1868 Earthquake, check out an upcoming talk by Bay Area historian Richard Schwartz, whose new book includes historic photographs of the largest known earthquake on the Hayward Fault. www.sanleandrohistory.org/events--meet...