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See the following announcements:
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- SSA Session: Fault Networks and Seismic Hazard in the Nevada-California Borderland
- SESE Exploration Postdoc Fellowship
- [SZ4D] Apply by Jan 12 | 2026 SZ4D Science Community Meeting
- SSA session: Seismotectonics of Southern and Baja California
- Call for Abstracts: Slow and Fast Earthquakes at SSA 2026
- SSA annual meeting session announcement: "Observation and Analysis of Topography and Deformation: Relating Earthquakes to Cascading Hazards"
- BSSA Call for Papers: Special Issue on Quantifying the Long-term Prehistoric Earthquake Record
- SSA 2026 Session - Southern California Seismicity: Past, Present, and Future
- Assistant Professor position in Solid Earth Geophysics at Columbia University
- SSA session: Data-Driven Advances in Liquefaction Hazard Analysis
On behalf of Christie Rowe, Nevada Seismological Laboratory
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SSA Session: Fault Networks and Seismic Hazard in the Nevada-California Borderland
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Nevada’s fast-growing cities lie within a region of poorly characterized seismic hazard. The tectonic setting in the Walker Lane, at the overlap between extensional and strike-slip provinces, results in a linked network of apparently short faults that are capable of complex quasi-static and dynamic triggering. Related hazards include liquefaction, rock falls and landslides, lake tsunami, and vulnerable historic mines and unreinforced masonry buildings across the state.
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As a multi-disciplinary group, the newly formed Sierra Nevada Earthquake Consortium (SNEC), we invite contributions from across earthquake science and engineering relevant to: public safety, policy, fault mapping in 2, 3, and 4-D, paleoseismology, seismic swarms and sequences in characteristic Walker Lane style, general studies about transtensional deformation fields, localization or lack thereof, basin characteristics, topographic effects, and technological, data, and computational advances.
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On behalf of Ramon Arrowsmith, Arizona State University
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SESE Exploration Postdoc Fellowship
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The School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University has posted the announcement for the SESE Exploration Postdoctoral Fellowship, now available at https://apply.interfolio.com/179574. . Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their materials by the February 7 deadline.
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[SZ4D] Apply by Jan 12 | 2026 SZ4D Science Community Meeting
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oin us for a 3-day, in-person meeting designed to innovate, break down disciplinary silos, and foster collaborative connections across the community studying geohazards that converge at subduction zones. A primary goal of this event is to catalyze new collaborations and stimulate proposal development aligned with the SZ4D implementation plan.
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This event emphasizes crossing traditional boundaries in magmatism, tectonism, and landscape research to build a multihazard understanding. Come prepared to share ideas, form new collaborations within and outside your discipline, and actively participate in shaping the future of interdisciplinary geoscience.
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The meeting will focus on subduction zone geohazards, emphasizing interactions between earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, catastrophic mass flow, and tsunamis. The multihazard science will be supported by:
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Active Participation | Come ready to engage, collaborate, and connect.
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Pre-workshop Networking & Preparation Opportunities | Make new contacts via science matchmaking, share your research story, and submit extended abstracts prior to the meeting.
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Interdisciplinary Proposal Brainstorming | Participate in breakout groups to discuss ideas, develop new projects, and build cross-cutting collaborative networks.
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Open to all career stages and international participants
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No registration cost, ice breaker, lunches, and coffee breaks are included
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Travel grants available via the application form
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In-person only - keynotes and select materials will be recorded and shared on the SZ4D YouTube channel
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Participants traveling from outside the United States: Please note current U.S. visa processing timelines and plan accordingly.
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The meeting will take place at the Marriott Downtown Hotel in Long Beach, California, April 20-22, 2026, and will accommodate 150 participants. An Early-Career Researcher event will take place immediately preceding the meeting, on April 19. An optional two-day field trip to explore the geology of Catalina Island is scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, through Friday, April 24, after the conclusion of the meeting. Space is limited, and participation may be determined through a lottery selection process. Participants will be responsible for covering their field trip expenses (cost to be determined). You may indicate your interest in joining the field trip through the application form.
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This SZ4D meeting is designed to be interactive and innovative, with participation limited to 150 attendees. Because interest is expected to be high, an evaluation committee will review each application individually using a pre-established rubric to ensure balanced representation across scientific interests (landscapes/seascapes, magmatic drivers, or faulting/earthquakes), as well as geographic representation, and career stage.
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Successful applicants will be notified on February 1, 2026.
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Sean Gallen (Colorado State University) - Program Co-Chair
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Jeffrey Johnson (Boise State University) - Program Co-Chair
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Hiroko Kitajima (Texas A&M University) - Program Co-Chair
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Behrooz Ferdowsi (University of Houston)
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Anaïs Férot (SZ4D, UC Santa Cruz)
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Kristin Morell (UC Santa Ba`rbara)
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Madison Myers (Montana State University)
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Behrooz Ferdowsi (University of Houston)
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Jeff Beeson (Oregon State University)
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The 2026 SZ4D Science Community Meeting is supported by the National Science Foundation under awards 2301732 (SZNet) and 2221947 (Catalyst).
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On behalf of Katherine M. Scharer, USGS
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SSA session: Seismotectonics of Southern and Baja California
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We invite colleagues to submit abstracts to this session at the SSA 2026 Annual Meeting in Pasadena, California (April 14–18). For more information see: https://meetings.seismosoc.org/submit/
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Southern and Baja California offer tectonic flavors for every appetite: domains of broad extensionalbasins and stacks of reverse faulted mountains, which are linked by strike-slip systems. Situated adjacentor above these seismic sources are dense urban population centers and critical infrastructure. This sessionseeks contributions that utilize geological and geophysical observations to improve characterization ofearthquake hazard from central California through the Baja Peninsula, spanning from the outerBorderlands across the San Andreas fault system. Welcome submissions include investigations of faultzones and fault intersections from geological and/or seismological data; insight into basin structure andvelocity from seismology or gravity; geomorphic and geologic studies of late Quaternary fault activity;and consequences of the longer geologic history on the present structure and seismicity. We alsowelcome modeling investigations that illuminate how this geologic framework impacts earthquake hazardlocally or regionally for the over 25 million people that inhabit this binational region. Through a diverseassembly of datasets and methods, we aim to connect the tectonic setting and earthquake hazard.
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On behalf of Jiun-Ting Lin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Call for Abstracts: Slow and Fast Earthquakes at SSA 2026
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We invite you to submit abstracts to our session, “SSJ-SSOC-SSA Joint Session: From Slow to Fast Earthquakes: Bridging the Spectrum of Fault Slip” at the SSA Annual Meeting 2026 in Pasadena, California (April 14-18).
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Contributions from observations, experiments, modeling, theory, and data-driven approaches are welcome.
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Description: Over the past two decades, growing evidence has shown that earthquake faults accommodate a wide spectrum of slip behaviors, ranging from long-lasting slow slip events to unstable, fast ruptures that generate damaging seismic waves within seconds. Between these extremes exist a variety of intermediate phenomena. Together, these slip modes illustrate that fault slip is not a simple binary process, but rather a continuum that plays a fundamental role in nucleation, rupture dynamics, and the spatial distribution of slip and energy release. A central challenge is to understand how these slip behaviors are related, and in particular, how and when a slow earthquake transitions into a fast one. Answering this question requires careful examination of fault structure, stress, fluids, and frictional properties, and demands contributions from multiple disciplines. Observational seismology and geodesy provide constraints on where and when slow and fast slip occur, while geological and field studies reveal the physical record of past events. Laboratory experiments and rock mechanics shed light on the processes that govern slip modes, and numerical modeling and theoretical approaches offer frameworks for integrating observations and testing physical mechanisms. This session invites contributions that advance our understanding of slow and fast earthquakes and their potential connections. We welcome geophysical observations, field and laboratory studies, theoretical and numerical investigations, and methodological innovations. Submissions that integrate multiple observations and/or perspectives are strongly encouraged. Cutting-edge approaches in data science, machine learning, and novel computational methods that enable the detection, analysis, and interpretation of diverse slip modes are also particularly welcome. By bringing together these efforts, this session seeks to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the spectrum of fault slip and its role in earthquake generation.
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This session is jointly organized by the Seismological Society of Japan, Seismological Society of China and Seismological Society of America.
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Please feel free to reach out with any questions. We look forward to your contributions.
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Jiun-Ting Lin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (lin51@llnl.gov)
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On behalf of Stephen B. DeLong, USGS
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SSA annual meeting session: Observation and Analysis of Topography and Deformation: Relating Earthquakes to Cascading Hazards
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Andrea Donnellan (Purdue) and I (USGS) would like to draw your attention to a session at the 2026 Seismological Society of America Meeting in beautiful Pasadena, CA April 14-18, 2026. The session, titled "Observation and Analysis of Topography and Deformation: Relating Earthquakes to Cascading Hazards” is intended to bring together researchers that are advancing remote sensing, geomorphology, and earthquake science. We look forward to hearing how your science helps us understand the role of earthquakes in relation to other natural hazards. We also encourage folks whose primary focus may not be on the details of earthquake science but are interested in closer interaction with the earthquake science community to submit an abstract to this session. We hope to continue to increase communication among remote sensing experts, geomorphologists, and the hazard community. The abstract deadline in January 13 at midnight Pacific and more information is at Annual Meeting 2026 - Annual Meeting. We look forward to seeing you in Pasadena! Feel free to reach out to either of us with questions.
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On behalf of Becky Ham, Seismological Society of America
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BSSA Call for Papers: Special Issue on Quantifying the Long-term Prehistoric Earthquake Record
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Deadline for Submission: 1 June 2026:
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BSSA invites contributions to this special issue that reflects on evolution in the field of earthquake geology over recent decades, highlighting state-of-the-art studies and techniques, and considering future challenges and opportunities in the field of quantitative earthquake geology and related disciplines to understand and model the long-term earthquake record on a fault or fault system.
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Deadline for Submission: 1 June 2026:
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Articles accepted to this BSSA Special Issue will be published online soon after acceptance and collectively in print in the June 2027 issue. Papers will be reviewed as they are received and published online prior to the print issue.
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On behalf of Gabrielle M. Tepp, Caltech
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SSA 2026 Session - Southern California Seismicity: Past, Present, and Future
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We invite you to submit to our session at the Seismological Society of America (SSA) annual meeting, April 14-18, 2026, in Pasadena, CA. The abstract deadline is next week - January 13: https://meetings.seismosoc.org/submit/ We encourage presentations related to any aspect of Southern California earthquakes and seismicity.
Southern California Seismicity: Past, Present, and Future
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Seismic investigation of Southern California began around a century ago to better understand the processes and hazards associated with several major fault zones, such as the San Andreas, and numerous other minor and subsidiary faults. The long history of seismic monitoring in the region – with regional/teleseismic instrumental monitoring dating back to ~1900, the local seismic network established in the 1920s, and the official earthquake catalog starting in 1932 – has allowed for many ground-breaking studies on earthquakes and their effects. In this session, we welcome all presentations related to Southern California seismicity, from past events preserved in the geologic record to data analysis of recent events to modeling of what we may expect in the future. In order to fully understand both short-term seismic and long-term tectonic processes, we need contributions from seismology, geology, and geodesy as well as from observational, experimental, and theoretical work. We hope this session can help spur discussion and collaboration for furthering our understanding of Southern California seismicity and related hazards.
We look forward to welcoming you to Pasadena and SoCal this spring!
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On behalf of Jacqueline Austermann, Columbia University
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Assistant Professor position in Solid Earth Geophysics at Columbia University
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Columbia University in the City of New York: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
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The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES) seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in solid Earth geophysics. Expertise in marine geophysics and/or geophysics for geohazards is preferred, including, but not limited to: earthquakes and tsunamis, active plate boundaries, volcanoes, landslides, and the study of Earth structure. The successful applicant will interact with researchers across DEES, the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), and the Columbia Climate School, complementing ongoing research in marine and global geophysics and in geohazards, and is expected to develop a high-impact research program based at LDEO, and to demonstrate strong potential for effective teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels. The position is expected to begin July 1, 2026 or January 1, 2027.
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Minimum Degree Requirement: PhD
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All candidates must demonstrate excellent scholarship and significant promise for development. Candidates will be expected to sustain an active research and publication agenda and teach in the undergraduate and graduate programs.
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Applications should submit a cover letter; CV; research statement (max. 3 pages), teaching statement (max 1 page), and list of 3 reference letter writers (full name, position, institution, contact information).
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On behalf of Brian Olson, California Geological Survey
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SSA session: Data-Driven Advances in Liquefaction Hazard Analysis
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We invite colleagues to submit abstracts to our session, Data-Driven Advances in Liquefaction Hazard Analysis,' at the SSA 2026 Annual Meeting in Pasadena, California (April 14–18). For more information see: https://meetings.seismosoc.org/submit/
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Data-Driven Advances in Liquefaction Hazard Analysis
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Liquefaction continues to play a major role in earthquake damage worldwide. This session focuses on advances in liquefaction hazard analyses derived from observational and analytical data, with an emphasis on liquefaction-induced ground deformation, lateral spreading, and impacts on critical infrastructure and lifelines. Contributions are encouraged that highlight field reconnaissance, geotechnical and seismological analyses, remote sensing of ground failure, and discussions of model calibration using both historical and new case histories.
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We welcome innovative approaches that apply emerging tools, such as machine learning and other data-driven methods, to earthquake reconnaissance, data integration, and hazard assessment. Presentations that explore the implications of these advances for improving liquefaction hazard mapping and resilience are especially encouraged.
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