Photos:: Seismologist Lucy Jones, the ‘earthquake lady,’ is moving on

LucyJones joins then-Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Paul Schulz of the American Red Cross and Richard Katz of the Metropolitan Transit Authoriity for a ‘drop, cover and hold on’ drill at Union Station in2012.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Dr. Lucy Jonesdiscusses California’s earthquake early-warning system in April. Sheis recognized across Southern California for her ability to explain earthquakes to the general public.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Seismologist Lucy Jones explains an earthquake early warning system at Caltech.  (Tim Berger / Los Angeles Times)

Lucy Jones, a USGS seismologist, speaksduring a news conference at Caltech after apre-dawn earthquake rolled across the Los Angeles Basinin 2014.  (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, CouncilmenTom LaBonge and Mitchell Englander and U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones at a 2014 news conference announce an aggressive new plan to tackle earthquake safety, including how to better protect vulnerable buildings.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Eagle Rock High School students listen as seismologist Lucy Jones, center, speaks about a collaboration in 2015 between the city of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the United States Geological Survey for a pilot program that will install early warning earthquake software in all science classrooms at the school.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Egill Hauksson,Lucy Jones’ husband, met her at a1980 conference on earthquake prediction. She gave a talk about her research in China while a fellow graduate student ran the audiovisual equipment behind the scenes. It was Egill.  (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Lucy Jones, former U.S. Geological Survey seismologist.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Lucy Jones standsnext to a projected image of seismic waves inside the media room at Caltech. Much of what Jones does today centers on this: What good is scientific knowledge if people don’t use it?  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Lucy Jones is photographed outside Caltech. Authoritative yet nurturing, the ‘earthquake lady’ has a knack for making a complicated point so simple it seems obvious.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)