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The geological record of earthquakes - Dr Sarah Boulton
Jill Craigie Cinema, Roland Levinsky Building
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AA
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AA
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About us
Join Dr Sarah Boulton, Associate Professor in Active Neotectonics, for a Public Research Lecture and Q&A as she shares her insight into the behaviour and impacts of earthquakes. Sarah will draw from her own research and that of colleagues at the university, as well as her first-hand experiences including the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake - the 'most complex earthquake ever studied'.Taking you on an informative journey from the very foundations of what earthquakes are and why they happen, Sarah will discuss why it is important to study earthquakes and active tectonics from a geological perspective and how this is done from short (days to years) to long (millions of years) timescales. She will explore diverse techniques spanning fluvial geomorphology, isotope dating, field mapping through to coulomb stress modelling.
Her fascinating talk also outlines some of the key hazard and safety information on what to do if you experience an earthquake, particularly if visiting countries with a higher risk of seismic activity than the UK such as Italy, Greece and Turkey.
