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SCEC Highlights and News

Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.

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04/17/2024
How threatened by earthquakes are US communities? New report gives answers
Researchers at USC Dornsife’s Statewide California Earthquake Center contributed models that forecast earthquake ruptu...
04/12/2024
From the Directors: Springing Forward
Dear SCEC Community, Spring is in the air and there are several recent highlights we would l...
04/02/2024
From data to decisions: AI and IoT for earthquake prediction
The study of earthquake remains a main interest worldwide as it is one of the least predictable natural disasters. In a ...
EurekAlert
03/21/2024
What happened underground during the Noto Peninsula earthquake?
The Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred on January 1 brought the challenges of earthquake-prone Japan back into shar...
EurekAlert
03/18/2024
Submarine Avalanche Deposits Hold Clues to Past Earthquakes
Earthquakes and other natural events sometimes shake the seafloor near coastlines severely enough to cause underwater av...
EOS
03/07/2024
Deadly earthquakes trigger hunt for speedier alerts
Researchers in Europe have identified an underground signal that may be a precursor to strong quakes. Dr. Quentin Bleter...
Phys.Org
02/15/2024
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Hawaii’s Big Island; felt as far away as Honolulu
At least 10 aftershocks of magnitude 2.5 and higher had been recorded within an hour and a half of the initial temblor, ...
LA Times
02/14/2024
Test results are in: TallWood building a resounding success
After two phases of testing and more than 100 simulated earthquakes, the 10-story TallWood building perched atop the lar...
Temblor
02/14/2024
Scientists to Gather at UT to Push Forward Earthquake Science
The University of Texas at Austin will host an international gathering of earthquake researchers focused on better under...
Texas Geosciences
02/13/2024
Building Earthquake Resiliency
Recently, California communities across the state have been experiencing earthquakes, which is a good reminder for every...
CalOES