Fall 2018: Natural Hazards and Disasters

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Natural Hazards and Disasters

Courses: OEAS 250N (CRN 17463); class 3 credits; and OEAS 250N (CRN 17470), lab 1 credit
Course title: Natural Hazards and Disasters
Instructor: Dr. Hans-Peter Plag
Term: Fall 2018, August 28 - December 12, 2018
Time: Tuesdays, 4:20 PM - 7:00 PM (class)
  Tuesdays, 7:10 PM - 8:00 PM (lab)
Location: SRC 1000
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2:00-4:00 PM and on request.

Lab 5: Earthquake epicenters

Lab 5 Slides

The lab first reviews terminology for earthquakes and considers characteristics of the Earth's interior.

The lab will then discuss two exercises. In the first exercise, three seismogram will be used to determine the epicenter of the Loma Prieta earthquake and then to estimate the earthquake magnitude.

The second exercise consists of a number of questions concernig the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In the lab, the exercises will be discussed in detail. The students will then have time until October 5, 2018 6:00 PM to send the solutions for these exercise to the instructor.

For details on the exercises see the lab slides.

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