Media Advisory: Earthquake 101: Resources for Reporting on Earthquakes
The U.S. Geological Survey will host an educational event for the news media focused on earthquakes on Wednesday September 24, 2014.
MENLO PARK, Calif. — The U.S. Geological Survey will host an educational event for the news media focused on earthquakes on Wednesday September 24, 2014. The goal of the event is to provide the press an opportunity to work with USGS staff to build knowledge about and confidence in our information delivery systems and people to create more timely and accurate reporting of earthquakes.
At this event, USGS scientists and public affairs staff will lead sessions in which journalists can refresh knowledge about basic principles about earthquakes, how to improve scientific accuracy when reporting on earthquakes, and about USGS resources to make your job easier. Find out about USGS public domain maps, images, and graphics that can be quickly and freely downloaded and reused following an earthquake.
Who:
USGS geologists, geophysicists, and public affairs. See list below.
What:
30-minute plenary session with presentations on reporting on earthquakes and relevant USGS resources, followed by concurrent small group discussions with USGS researchers on various aspects of earthquake science. Subjects will include:
- Earthquake Early Warning vs. Earthquake Prediction, by Doug Given, Geophysicist
- Natural vs. Induced Seismicity, by Justin Rubinstein, Geophysicist
- Emerging New Technology: GPS, InSAR, LiDAR, by Ben Brooks, Geologist
- Shaking Intensity versus Earthquake Magnitude, by Brad Aagaard, Geophysicist
- Liquefaction, Landslides, & Fault Rupture, by Tom Holzer, Engineering Geologist
- USGS Real-time Online Earthquake Products, by David Wald, Geophysicist
- Is the Number of Large Earthquakes Increasing? by Jeanne Hardebeck, Geophysicist
- Earthquake Resources on the Web, by Lisa Wald, Geophysicist/Web Content Manager, Webmaster
- Foreshocks, Main Shocks, and Aftershocks, by Andrea Llenos, Geophysicist and Ruth Harris, Geophysicist
- Who/how/when and where to go for an interview concerning an earthquake, by Leslie Gordon, Public Affairs Specialist and Susan Garcia, Outreach Coordinator
When:
Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PDT
Registration:
Please register online to participate in the workshop.
Where:
U.S. Geological Survey
Main Auditorium, Bldg. 3, 2nd floor
345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, Calif.
Online:
The first 30 minutes of the event will be live video-streamed over the web, and archived online for later viewing.
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