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UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory
215 McCone Hall #4760
Berkeley CA 94720-4760

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The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory conducts research on earthquake processes and earth structure,
provides timely and accurate earthquake information to a variety of public and private agencies,
and assists in the education of students and the public in earthquake science.

	Diagram from a recent article on the Crandall Mine Collapse showing the collapse (yellow star) compared to other collapses, earthquakes, and explosions. Also shown are the seismograms for the event compared to a closing-crack model and an inset of the event location and stations.	1868 Hayward Earthquake Alliance
		More information on current earthquakes in California...
		NEW! Reconnaissance Report (video) on the Sichuan Earthquake (May 12, 2008)
		BSL and LLNL research on Crandall Mine Collapse to appear in Science Brevia(LLNL press release)
		From the USGS: Forecasting Earthquakes - What Can We Expect in the Next 30 Years? (PDF)
		See the earthquake preparedness video for undergraduate students on the UC Berkeley campus. This video was put together by students in a Freshman Seminar given by Prof. Richard Allen and Barbara Romanowicz.

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Last modified: Thu Sep 4 14:42:17 PDT 2008