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Robert de Groot is a physical scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Science Center in Pasadena, CA.
He enhances public safety and earthquake preparedness by integrating ShakeAlert, an earthquake early warning system, benefiting over 50 million residents and visitors on the West Coast.
Robert de Groot is an operations team lead for the USGS-managed ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System, a public safety system, serving 50+ million people in California, Oregon, and Washington. Robert manages communication, education, outreach, and technical engagement. He recruits technical partners to use ShakeAlert data to deliver alerts to people, such as to their cell phone, and to trigger automated actions like slowing down trains and closing valves to protect water supplies. Robert leads a team of over 60 people from universities, emergency management agencies, museums, K-12 schools, and others to keep people safe.
Prior to working at the USGS, Robert was the director of education and internship programs at the Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC) at the University of Southern California.
USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.
The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fruca, and North American tectonic plates meet.
USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.
The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fruca, and North American tectonic plates meet.
USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.
The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fruca, and North American tectonic plates meet.
USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.
The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fruca, and North American tectonic plates meet.
You Can be Powered by ShakeAlert®️ - Earthquake Early Warning for All!
by Robert-Michael de Groot, USGS Earthquake Science Center
You Can be Powered by ShakeAlert®️ - Earthquake Early Warning for All!
by Robert-Michael de Groot, USGS Earthquake Science Center
USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.
The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fruca, and North American tectonic plates meet.
USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.
The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fruca, and North American tectonic plates meet.
USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.
The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fruca, and North American tectonic plates meet.
USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.
The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fruca, and North American tectonic plates meet.
You Can be Powered by ShakeAlert®️ - Earthquake Early Warning for All!
by Robert-Michael de Groot, USGS Earthquake Science Center
You Can be Powered by ShakeAlert®️ - Earthquake Early Warning for All!
by Robert-Michael de Groot, USGS Earthquake Science Center
