Public Earthquake Resource Center Will Open at U of M May 6
For release: April 27, 2004
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

A resource center about earthquakes and the New Madrid seismic zone will open to the public Thursday, May 6, at the University of Memphis. The Public Earthquake Resource Center (PERC) will hold a ribbon cutting and grand opening at 1 p.m. at 3892 and 3918 Central Avenue.

There is no charge to visit the resource center, which features interactive displays that simulate earthquakes and other earth processes.

Kicking off the grand opening will be U of M President Shirley C. Raines; Dr. Arch Johnston, director of the Center for Earthquake Research and Information; and Dr. Jill McCarthy, chief research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey.

PERC is an interactive learning center designed to appeal to both children and adults. A group of fifth graders from the Campus School will be on hand to explore the center during its grand opening.

PERC is funded in part by the Mid-America Earthquake Center based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). PERC houses a branch office of the USGS that includes two geophysicists and a geologist conducting joint research with U of M scientists and students.

For more information on PERC or the grand opening, call 678-1723.

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