Hrvoje Tkalčić

Hrvoje Tkalčić

Professor and head of geophysics at the Australian National University

Hrvoje Tkalčić is professor and head of Geophysics at the Australian National University, where he is director of the Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Monitoring Facility. Recipient of the Price Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, he is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the American Geophysical Union, recognized for his fundamental contributions to the study of Earth’s interior. His books include "When Worlds Quake".

Latest articles by Hrvoje Tkalčić

A sign posted where the San Andreas Fault intersects with Pallet Creek Road in Pearblossom California, a small town in Los Angeles County.

Parkfield, San Andreas, and the quest for a 'crystal ball' for predicting earthquakes before they happen

By Hrvoje Tkalčić published

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major seismic experiment in the 1980s and 90s. But the quake ended up being 11 years late. In this excerpt from "When Worlds Quake," geophysicist Hrvoje Tkalčić looks at why predicting earthquakes is so difficult.

Earthquakes