[Geology2] $4.6 Million for Earthquake Research at UC Riverside

Grant will help build history of earthquakes

By Craig Fiegener | KNBC-TV Los Angeles

|  Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011  |  Updated 1:12 PM PDT

It's happening in an area that's at the center of the San Andreas Fault; a massive research grant will pay for earthquake-related research at UC Riverside.

Geophysicists received a $4.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation.  The purpose is to learn more about the regions where tectonic plates meet, and perform quake simulations that could reveal areas that are more prone to quake damage.

Modern earthquake research spans 100 years. Using computer models researchers hope to understand Southern California quake activity dating back as far as 10,000 years.  James Dieterich says the history book would be unprecedented.  

"10,000 years of plate motion consists of up to a million discrete earthquake events, giving us abundant data to analyze," said Dieterich.

Source: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/UCR-Professor-Wins-Top--131604768.html?__source=Newsletter-Daily

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