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OUTDOORS Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairba When Rich Koehler came to Alaska from Nevada in June, he thought he'd spend January at his desk, preparing to explore the state for signs of ancient earthquakes over the summer. He's now packing his bags for Haiti, where the geologist will search for ruptures on the ground surface caused by the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake that killed thousands in the Port-au-Prince area.

Alaska Science Forum: Alaska geologist off to Haiti

 Rich Koehler of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys lectures to students in Jamaica in March 2009 along a surface expression of the Plaintain Garden fault system, part of the boundary between Earth's plates that slipped, causing the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Photo By Paul Mann
Rich Koehler of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys lectures to students in Jamaica in March 2009 along a surface expression of the Plaintain Garden fault system, part of the boundary between Earth's plates that slipped, causing the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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