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Learning about:The Great Southern California
ShakeOut November 13, 2008
A Teachable Moment
What is the ShakeOut?
Mw 7.8 earthquakeSouthern San Andreas Fault
What if…
Click image above to play animation
Download the animation: http://www.unavco.org/edu_outreach/resources/teachable/scec-shakeout-simulation-rt.wmv
How do we study earthquakes?
GPS Data
West of the San Andreas fault:The Pacific Plate
East of the San Andreas fault:The North American Plate
Velocity VectorsMap from USGS
direction of motion
GPS station
length=rate of motion
Chino Hills Mw 5.4 July, 2008