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Geologv earthq By Carol Stiv Gamccock Staff W Earthquake forecasts aren't < USC geophysicist has develo predicting them. Pradeep Talwani, USC gee cessfully predicted one small e 1976 and a second in Novembe tions, Talwani informed the about where, when and how would be. Both earthquakes occurred al northwest part of South Carolin filled with water in 1974, two ye constructed. Talwani has monit fKn n mo einnn 1(V7R licinrf f/v in*; cii ta oniv,^ AJIU, U01115 iv seismographs. The quakes we magnitude of 2.5 on the Rich strong enough to rattle dishe caused no damage. IN AN EARTHQUAKE, rock "Before they slip, pressures bui These pressures will change rocks," Talwani said. "To pre look for these changes. You h and monitor indirect clues of deep inside the earth." Some warning signs of an i are a change in seismic velocii the concentration of a radioac Radon occurs naturally in ro water levels of nearby wells microearthquakes, according t Hundreds of microearthqua the time," Talwani said. Sin tensity than the amount of gro moving a block away, they can sensitive instruments, he ad earthquakes a year are felt loc SAC from p. 1 what process should happen," said. BOSTICK SAID HE DOES N support a total change of procedures outlined in the pres codification. "Refine is the wor don't think we need to change completely," he said. With more sweeping reforms mind, stein said ne is "in 1 process of changing the vvh Finance Code." One major char Stein hopes to see in a futi version of the code is the inclus of transfers in the duties of SJ "That is my goal," he said. "SAC as it is now is in a g< 1 ** -1- - I 1 capacity, ana 11 aoes a gooa j It's an awful fair process," St said. The issue, according to Le> son, doesn't concern what chanj SAC is planning to introduce, rather how the organizat follows the rules that are r valid. 'CURRENTLY MY * M/ concern is that whether or n< prospective change is anticipa the rules as they stand now n be adhered to," Levinson said. Free conce to be heh v A free concert by the ' symphonic band will be Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the Ru House Ballroom. The symphonic band is one o largest in years. It is compost about half of the USC Marc Band. Featured miisic for the eve will be light concert overt* marches and popular so Conducting the band will be Biand director Jim Copenhi Assistant Director Larry Vol and graduate students 1 Beverly and Andy Gowen. i j professo: uake pred Talwani's er and severa rrh#r project, pa on the radio yet, but a Foundation ped a technique for thquakes c equiped w >logy professor, sue- record data arthquake in January of earthqus ;r 1977. In his predic- dam is fille scientific community big the earthquakes MICROE the dam ij possible to t Lake Jocassee in the ground wh a. Lake Jocassee was say there w ars after the dam was ored the seismicity of Although ur to seven portable dams, the re small, reaching a what happ ter scale. They were be used tc s in the vicinity but earthquak* The USC scratch,"1 s slip past each other, best data 11 ild up inside the rocks, the world, the properties of the and set u] idict earthquakes, we ternationa lave to play detective built," acc events taking place "The g Carolina i mpending earthquake virgin are ties or an alteration in that can b< tive gas called radon, cks, variations in the BESIDI > ana an increase 01 seisniiuiiy oTalwani. Charlestoi kes "are going on all unknown, ce they have less in- He also und shaken by a truck tonics, a g be picked up only with of the ea ded. Only five to six thousands ally, Talwani said. constant r j Give a Po ^i loli + w Dnr+raitc i jl VJ.UUI 11 y I v/1 VI UI lvj> I OT HV^HEMRmp ent ^ d- I Deadline 1 B it L??_ I Hfc BU? ole g "1QKIT' ~ OlmlLi j SALE em : (at prices you ca 'in- I f.f( ges * pj but ' y\ [25! ' ponuotHoasB 4 held ? > \ ssell I ?*5 f the ? Wiley Self-Teaching Guides put ?of J able, marketable skills within yc hing; reach. Wide-ranging skills, like Ing your time more efficiently, c nine ! the revolutionary mkrrocomput - 83 Practical must-have skills in ca use j8wthemto,hy|* y| man | IISC CampUS r .develops ictor test > collection of data from Lake Jocassee il other dams in the state is part of a irtially funded by the National Science iy to study induced seismicity, or earcaused by man. More than 40 stations ith sensitive instruments continuously l These data help Talwani study the cause ikes that occur after a reservoir behind a d. ARTHQUAKES CAN occur years after > filled. Talwani wants to know if it is determine "those qualities in rock and ich, if tested, would enable somebody to ill be an earthquake." i induced seismicity has not damaged process is actually a small scale model of ens in the "real earth" and those data can ) help predict large, potentially harmful es, Talwanisaid. research program which he "built from ?vhen he came here in 1973, "easily has the n the United States and probably the best in The object is to put all these data together r? nrit#?ria of fpsts on a national and in f ? ? -?? ? 1 level to say whether a dam should be ording to Talwani. reatest thing about working in South s nothing has been done here before. It's a ;a. There's an incredible amount of stuff e done here," Talwani said. CS EARTHQUAKE prediction and induced r, Talwani is interested in the 1886 i earthquake, the cause of which is still uses geophysics to understand plate tec ;eological theory which says the framework rth is made of several plates which are i of miles across and 40 to 50 miles thick in novement. rtrait for Christmas! at a price Students can afford! 10s only $ 10.00 each Shooting fee $25.00 For appoint or further info. Roni'JmI r-* CtOiA/art at WUIIlUV/l U/UI IJUI I III | VVUI 1 Ul 791-1442 after 6 p.m. for promised Christmas Delivery Nov. 15, 1979 FT'l'TTTTTTTTTTTWTTTpyTTTPTTTWrW DK CORNERI LSPORl i r' *i MX i P * ? in afford) HHj^^ ] KSjj^_ | t5>4 V ^^^J~;'"'': J8? Ifr SB? valu- or accounting. 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