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...
jury saying tape
The tape had everything. The jury selection, a juror saying she couldn't (serve) because she was raped, everything.
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.
child
Why can't it be the same way for a child who has been raped?
good news people
The good news is that not many people live here.
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.
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.'
earth exciting
It's the most exciting place in earth science.
disruption gas lose months natural power recover water
We are going to lose all of our natural gas lines, all of our water lines, many of our power lines, most of our transportation systems. We are going to have a disruption to our infrastructure in a way that is going to take months to recover from.
amount money
We are getting the same amount of money that we got in 1990.
classic style zone
They are back, classic 1970s-style Brawley Seismic Zone swarms.
moderate suburban urban
Northridge was a moderate earthquake, and it wasn't an urban hit; it was a suburban hit.
dream fun magnitude mine
Hector Mine was a dream earthquake. All the fun of a magnitude 7 without any of the guilt.
active feature
In the '70s it was undoubtedly the most active feature in California.