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GEOS-4154: Earthquake Seismology

Description: Seismicity and its causes in the context of plate tectonics; determination of earthquake location, size and focal parameters; seismogram interpretation; seismometry; hazard potential; use of earthquakes in determining earth structure.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (GEOS-3104 and MATH-2214 and MATH-2204H and PHYS-2305) or MATH-2204

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 9

Average GPA: 3.22 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 32.07%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Ying Zhou202345.9%48.1%3.0%1.5%1.5%0.0%3.306
Nathaniel G Chapman201466.7%33.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.671
J A Snoke200718.8%47.9%33.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.752

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