2023 Summer Session A
6 weeks, May 22 - June 30
EPS 20 001 - LEC 001
Formerly Geophysics 20
Earthquakes in Your Backyard
Noha Farghal
May 22, 2023 - Jun 30, 2023
Tu, Th
02:30 pm - 04:59 pm
Internet/Online
Class #:13349
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
Online
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
Offered through
Earth and Planetary Science
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
8
Enrolled: 95
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 103
Waitlist Max: 25
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
5 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 17.5 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Noha Farghal
Course Catalog Description
Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and earthquake hazard and risk, with particular emphasis on the situation in California.
Class Notes
Please note that although lectures are held live, they will be recorded and students have the option to take the course asynchronously if they would like to. Please email epsscheduling@berkeley.edu with any questions.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
Associated Sections
None