Lucy Jones
Lucy Jones
Lucile M. Jonesis a seismologist and public voice for earthquake science and earthquake safety in California. She has been with the US Geological Survey and a Visiting Research Associate at the Seismological Laboratory of Caltech since 1983. She is currently serving as the Science Advisor for Risk Reduction for the USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area as part of the SAFRR Project. In January 2014, she entered into a partnership on behalf of the USGS with the City of Los...
comparable fewer good level news people shaking
The level of shaking is comparable to what was experienced in Northridge. The good news is that there are fewer people out there.
jury saying tape
The tape had everything. The jury selection, a juror saying she couldn't (serve) because she was raped, everything.
moderate suburban urban
Northridge was a moderate earthquake, and it wasn't an urban hit; it was a suburban hit.
engineers fifteen huge seems
Fifteen seconds, seems huge to me, ... We have engineers who say, 'If you could give me 100 nanoseconds, it would be useful.'
active feature
In the '70s it was undoubtedly the most active feature in California.
classic style zone
They are back, classic 1970s-style Brawley Seismic Zone swarms.
earth exciting
It's the most exciting place in earth science.
billion california department huge shape since spent state
In general, you could say our freeways are in much better shape than they used to be. (The California Department of Transportation) has spent $6 billion since 1969. There's been a huge state investment.
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I'm absolutely going to come back to Alabama and work on public policy for the rest of my life. Both of those issues were introduced to me through LEI. LEI demonstrated to me that there were people fighting every day to make Alabama a better place.
engineers fifteen huge seems
Fifteen seconds, seems huge to me, ... We have engineers who say, if you could give me 100 nanoseconds, it would be useful.
engineers fifteen huge seems
Fifteen seconds, seems huge to me. We have engineers who say, if you could give me 100 nanoseconds, it would be useful.
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Hector Mine was a dream earthquake. All the fun of a magnitude 7 without any of the guilt.
close magnitude
Magnitude doesn't tell you damage. If it's not that big or not that close to people, it's not that bad.
good news people
The good news is that not many people live here.