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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seismologist here.  The real problem with this event was it was really close to Anchorage.  Most of the damage I have seen is related to ground failure/liquefaction.

Fortunately, since AK is seismically active, the building codes reflect the hazard, and to date, I have not heard of any loss of life.

This did generate some beautiful/classic surface waves across the continent.  My basement seismometer (Raspberry Shake) recorded it nicely.[/quote]

I love you.[/quote]

+1 if I was dating and had to create a profile with a list of ideals, seismologist would be listed. - totally serious. This stuff fascinates me. ‘My basement seismometer’ ....swoon.... [/quote]

Wait. Assuming that the posters responding are women, are we assuming Seimologist is a man? Seismologist, are you a man?[/quote]

I am a man.  All of the basement seismometers in NoVA are owned by men (I know who they are :).  The hardware is remarkably easy to set up.  it is from [url]https://raspberryshake.org[/url].  It costs a few to several hundred dollars.  The device works remarkably well.

As for swooning for me, I never thought my PhD in seismology could be used to pick up women.  In my generation, most seismologist were male (80+%), but today, about half of the grad students are female.  I think this is great.[/quote]

I am from Southern California so when I think of seismologists I think of think of the amazing Caltech professor- a woman who was always on the news explaining the magnitude, epicenter, etc. Ask anyone from Southern California and they will know who I am talking about.[/quote]

Lucy Jones!!!!! Right?
I’m from CA and know exactly who you mean. She’s super awesome. [/quote]

Lucy is probably the best seismologist for communicating with the general public.  It is not an easy skill.  In 1994, after being woken up by the Northridge earthquake, she knew she needed to go to the office.  But, she did not have child care (her husband is also a seismologist).  So, she gave interviews while holding her child.

At the time, I did not understand how good she was in her role.  I met her first at an AGU meeting in 1989;  her poster was on the other side of the board as my poster (we were both reporting on the Loma Prieta Earthquake).  She was friendly.  Her work was more on human effects whereas I was looking at source complexity.  As I have grown up, I have realized how important her role is.  After a big earthquake, I am hyper, excited.  She is calm.  She makes people feel like everything will be all right.  She is smart but also has a high EQ.

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