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Seismology

GEOL 548/L


Dr. Dayanthie Weeraratne
Dept. of Geological Sciences, CSUN
Live Oak Hall, Rm# 1203
Email: dsw@csun.edu

Text: Introduction to Seismology,
by Peter M. Shearer


Supplementary Text Book: Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure
by Seth Stein and Michael Wysesssion


Lectures:

  • Week #1 "Introduction Seismology" PPT


  • Week #2 "History of Seismology" PPT


  • Week #3 "Waves on a String" PPT


  • Queen Charlotte earthquake, October 28, 2012 PPT


  • See Class Notes for Lectures on Chapters 1-4 (Shearer Text)


  • S wave Anisotropy PPT


  • Surface Waves (Chapter 8) PPT

  • (Lecture in PDF version) PDF

      Links:
    Earthquakes around the world, today!
    Cascades Volcano Observatory
    International Tsunami Information Center
    Indian Ocean Tsunami
    USGS Earthquake Hazards
    General seismology links
    NASA: Rovers land on Mars!
    Geoscience Departments (U.S. & Canada)