Remembering the Loma Prieta Event 30 Years Later: Looking back to see how far we've come

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October 10, 2019, 7 - ?:? pm, Presentation at Rambo Auditorium / Building 3

Event Location:
Rambo Auditorium / Building 3
345 Middlefield Road
Menlo park
Menlo Park, CA 94025 (Map)

Event Contact:
Susan Garcia, U.S. Geological Survey, garcia@usgs.gov, garcia@usgs.gov

Summary:
The Loma Prieta earthquake ended decades of seismic tranquility in the Bay Area - Is the earthquake threat in the Bay Area real and imminent?

Up to $80 billion in earthquake mitigation investments have been made since the Loma Prieta earthquake - Are we safer? Learn how Loma Prieta has led to improvements to building codes, land use, ground motion simulations, and earthquake early warning.


Full Description:
By Tom Holzer, David Schwartz, Jessica Murray, Annemarie Baltay

The Loma Prieta earthquake ended decades of seismic tranquility in the Bay Area - Is the earthquake threat in the Bay Area real and imminent?
Up to $80 billion in earthquake mitigation investments have been made since the Loma Prieta earthquake - Are we safer?

Learn how Loma Prieta has led to improvements to building codes, land use, ground motion simulations, and earthquake early warning.

If you can't make it to our evening lecture, you can join us at noon for the preview. Please use the following:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/menlo/seminars/live

To watch live at 7:00PM (PDT) please use the following:
https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/communications-and-publishing/public-lecture-series/live-webcast

Rambo Auditorium/Bldg. 3, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park (map and directions)

USGS Evening Public Lecture Series website: www.usgs.gov/pls.