Subject Talk: Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Date: July 3, 2011
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F., Hong Kong Central Library
Medium: Cantonese
Speaker: Professor Chan Lung-sang, Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Admission: Free admission by ticket. Tickets will be distributed at the Map Library, 5/F., Hong Kong Central Library from 17 June (Friday). Each person may collect 2 tickets, first come, first served. http://www.scifac.hku.hk/events/comm/2011/earthquakes-tsunamis
On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake, believed to be one of the most powerful earthquake, hit Japan and the tsunami brought tremendous damage to the northeastern part of Japan. What is the cause of earthquakes and tsunamis? Prof. CHAN Lung-sang from the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Hong Kong would introduce the mechanism and cause of events in recent years, including the Japan earthquake. The talk also addresses earthquakes hazard in Hong Kong region.
