Research in Seismology and Physical Volcanology

Vibroseis survey in Riviera Country Club, part of the Los Angeles Regional Seismic Experiment (LARSE) to image sub structure associated with southern California tectonics.

We use seismograms and other geophysical indicators to:

• Discover the forces and processes before, during, and after earthquakes



• Map the structure and reveal the dynamics of the Earth



• Quantify explosive volcanic eruptions



• Mitigate the effects of seismic shaking

Littoral Cone Formation at Night. Kilauea, Hawaii, August 1994.

Our outstanding faculty are internationally recognized as some of the foremost authorities on fault mechanics, earthquake forecasting, seismic imaging, and deep earth structure. Field areas range from downtown Los Angeles to remote Siberia. Within UCLA, we work closely with specialists in tectonics, geodesy, geocomplexity, and applied mathematics to solve recalcitrant problems. We also take advantage of our special geographical location-California is a famous hotbed of earthquake research with major collaboratories such as the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Here we need only to step outside our doors to see the objects of our research.

Faculty

Paul Davis,	Professor of Geology
David Jackson,	Professor of Geology & Geochemistry
Caroline Beghein,	Assistant Professor of Geophysics

Other Seismology and Physical Volcanology Photos

Continous gravimetry installation. Karymsky Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia Sept 1999. Photo by D. Johnson		Researchers at a seismic station in Iran, near Tehran