Richard Allen

University of California Berkeley

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Director of the University of California Berkeley's Seismological Laboratory

Richard Allen on KCRW

All Californians know they're vulnerable to the Big One, but we're way behind Japan —even Mexico — in developing an alert system.

An Earthquake Early Warning System for California?

All Californians know they're vulnerable to the Big One, but we're way behind Japan —even Mexico — in developing an alert system.

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