On May 2, 2009, the Southern California Earthquake Center, in conjunction with the USC Earth Science Department, hosted the first Science and Technology Day at the main USC campus. This event was modeled after the Science and Technology Awareness Days held annually in Exposition Park, just south of the USC campus. Approximately 200 students joined exhibitors for a day of learning, with topics ranging from earth science and earthquakes to optics and gravity.

On March 8, 2009, the Southern California Earthquake Center participated in the Sally Ride Science Festival at Caltech. SCEC has been hosting activities and workshops for Sally Ride since 2003. Festivals are held throughout the year across the nation and are dedicated to supporting girls' and boys' interests in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). SCEC hosted five earthquake activities at the Street Fair and two afternoon Discovery Workshops. Both activities played an integral part in distributing earthquake science and preparedness information to students, parents, and educators.