Got the email below today:

Our first Dare to Prepare Lecture:

USGS Public Lecture Series presents "Learning from
the Past, Preparing for the Future: Earthquakes in
Southern California" by Dr. Lucy Jones, U.S.
Geological Survey

What: USGS Public Lecture Series

When: January 17th, 2007 at 7pm

Where: Sexson Auditorium, Pasadena City College

Topic:
To commemorate the 150th anniversary
of the magnitude 7.9 January 9, 1857 Fort Tejon
earthquake on the San Andreas fault, the last great
earthquake to strike southern California. Dr. Jones
will explore the history of great earthquakes on the
San Andreas fault, the expected future earthquakes
on that fault, and what this means for southern
California today.

This lecture is free and begins at 7 PM in Sexson
Auditorium at Pasadena City College in Pasadena.
There is plenty of free parking available in Lots 7
and 8.

For more info. see
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/sca/lectures/
or call (626) 583-7823.

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