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EART 118Seismotectonics

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Earthquakes and their relationship to plate tectonics. Topics include seismological analysis of earthquake faulting, types of seismic waves, seismicity distributions, thermal and rheological structure of plates, and seismic investigation of plate dynamics.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): EART 5 or EART 10 or EART 20; and MATH 11B or MATH 19B; and PHYS 5A or PHYS 6A.

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When it runs

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01LectureAsynchronousStaffClosed 0/0

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