Lucy Jones is among the world's most influential seismologists—and perhaps the most recognizable. David Zentz / Aurora Select One of Lucy Jones’ first memories is of an earthquake. It struck north of ...
Dr. Lucy Jones is among the world's most influential seismologists and works for the U.S. Geological Survey, based at CalTech. She may be LA’s resident earthquake expert, but she’s also an expert in ...
What could the next mega-earthquake on California's notorious San Andreas fault look like? Would it be a repeat of 1857, when an earthquake estimated at magnitude 7.7 to 7.9 ruptured the fault from ...
Dr. Lucy Jones is a seismologist at the US Geological Survey, based at CalTech, and has served time as the city of LA’s "earthquake czar" for Mayor Eric Garcetti. She tells us that nerds everywhere ...
The massive 2025 Myanmar earthquake revealed that strike slip faults can behave in surprising ways. Using satellite data, Caltech researchers found the Sagaing Fault ruptured more dramatically than ...