[Geology2] USGS to Host Congressional Briefing: Earthquake Science and Remaining Mysteries

Media Advisory: USGS to Host Congressional Briefing: Earthquake Science and Remaining Mysteries

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Posted: 20 Feb 2014 07:20 AM PST Contact Information: Jessica Robertson ( Phone: 703-648-6624 ); Kathleen Gohn ( Phone: 703-648-4242 ); @USGSLive (Twitter account) will be live-tweeting this event It's 1964 in Alaska. Imagine 4.5 minutes of powerful ground shaking underneath you from a magnitude 9.2 earthquake. You and your loved ones are then faced with resulting landslides and a devastating tsunami. You just experienced the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America. In that moment, scientists did not know how or why it occurred. That event marked a turning point for earthquake science. Come learn about the great leaps in research over the last 50 years, and the research still underway to understand the remaining mysteries of earthquake hazards. It is essential to start with science, because we can't plan if we don’t know what we are planning for. What: The USGS and the Hazards Caucus Alliance invite you to a congressional briefing on exploring earthquakes, focusing on analysis of the past and essential science still needed to protect lives and property. When:  Friday, February 28, 2014 10:00 a.m. Where: Rayburn House Office Building Room 2325 Washington, D.C. Who: David Applegate, U.S. Geological Survey Peter Haeussler, U.S. Geological Survey Tom Jordan, Seismological Society of America John Schelling, Washington State Military Department's Emergency Management Division Hosts: American Geosciences Institute American Geophysical Union Geological Society of America Seismological Society of America RSVP: Please send your RSVP to Jessica Robertson at jrobertson@usgs.gov if you plan to attend. Refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Seismological Society of America.

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