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Want to Meet an Earthquake Expert in the South Bay?

Caltechs's Margaret Vinci will be speaking Wednesday night in Manhattan Beach.

With an earthquake rocking the Westside Sunday, Wednesday's presentation about temblors in Manhattan Beach couldn't be more timely.

Margaret Vinci, manager of the Office of Earthquake Programs at Caltech will be speaking at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Joslyn Center, 1601 Valley Drive. Topics covered will be:

  • Why we have earthquakes
  • Threats
  • What will happen with a 7.8 earthquake and how to be prepared
  • Tsunami
  • La Habra earthquake
  • Earthquakes and early warning 
See more information here.



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