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GEOPHYS 130

Introductory Seismology

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA

Introduction to seismology including: elasticity and the wave equation, P, S, and surface waves, dispersion, ray theory, reflection and transmission of seismic waves, seismic imaging, large-scale Earth structure, earthquake location, earthquake statistics and forecasting, magnitude scales, seismic source theory.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 24736
0 / 999 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:3 PM – 4:20 PM
LOCATION:Mitchell Earth Sciences350/372
INSTRUCTOR:
Biondi, Ettore, Beroza, Greg
3units

GEOPHYS 130: Introductory Seismology

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA

Introduction to seismology including: elasticity and the wave equation, P, S, and surface waves, dispersion, ray theory, reflection and transmission of seismic waves, seismic imaging, large-scale Earth structure, earthquake location, earthquake statistics and forecasting, magnitude scales, seismic source theory.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM — Mitchell Earth Sciences350/372 — Biondi, Ettore, Beroza, Greg (Undergrad)

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