Richard Allen
Earthquake Rupture Processes and Hazard Mitigation: Kinematics and dynamics of fault rupture. Earthquake initiation processes. Rapid magnitude determination from P-wave arrivals. Earthquake early warning systems.
Natural Hazards: Effects and Mitigation
3D Structure and Processes of the Earth's Interior : Tomographic imaging of the Earth's interior to constrain 3D structure using integrated seismic techniques. Mapping of anisotropic structure to determine strain fields and flow in the Earth's mantle. Particularly interested in mantle upwelling processes, coupling with crustal deformation and surface volcanism.
In the News
With a nod to UC Berkeley, Google crowdsources earthquake data
California rolls out first statewide earthquake early warning system
Mexico City provides valuable lessons for U.S. earthquake early warning system
Quake-detection app captured nearly 400 temblors worldwide
State budgets $10 million for earthquake early warning
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a 2016-17 state budget that provides $10 million to help launch a statewide earthquake early-warning system.
New app turns smartphones into worldwide seismic network
UC Berkeley scientists are releasing an Android app with the goal of creating a worldwide seismic detection network that could eventually warn users of impending jolts from nearby quakes.
White House renews commitment to earthquake early warning system designed at UC Berkeley
The Obama administration and members of Congress today renewed their commitment to funding an earthquake early warning system along the Pacific Coast.
Scientists map source of Northwest’s next big quake
A large team of scientists has nearly completed the first map of the mantle under the tectonic plate that is colliding with the Pacific Northwest and putting Seattle, Portland and Vancouver at risk of the largest earthquakes and tsunamis in the world.
10-second alert: the view from the Berkeley Seismo Lab
Scientists at the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory were alerted 10 seconds before Sunday morning’s 6.0 magnitude temblor on the Napa Fault, courtesy of the ShakeAlert earthquake early-warning system.
U.S. should follow California lead on earthquake early warning, expert says
Although California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last week to create a statewide earthquake early warning system, the United States is still behind the curve in embracing technology that has proven to save lives, lessen damage and speed recovery after a major quake.
Earthquake alert system may be coming
The San Francisco Chronicle recently reported on the work of Richard M. Allen, Director of the UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, for helping to develop an early warning system that flashes imminent danger when a damaging earthquake is about to strike.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards $6 million for earthquake early warning research
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $6 million to three West Coast universities to create a prototype earthquake early warning system for the Pacific Coast of the United States.