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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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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
02/14/2024
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
02/13/2024
Building Earthquake Resiliency
Recently, California communities across the state have been experiencing earthquakes, which is a good reminder for every...
CalOES
02/12/2024
CyberShake study uses Summit supercomputer to investigate earthquake hazards
Researchers at the Statewide California Earthquake Center, or SCEC, are unraveling the mysteries of earthquakes by using...
EurekAlert
02/07/2024
CyberShake Study Uses Summit Supercomputer to Investigate Earthquake Hazards
CyberShake Study 22.12 is the largest set of earthquake simulations ever conducted by the Statewide California Earthquak...
02/06/2024
Where are U.S. earthquakes most likely? A new map shows the hazard risks
Some 230 million people in the United States face the potential of damaging earthquakes in 100 years, according to the l...
ScienceNews
01/25/2024
Quake Heroes Expos to be Held at CSUN
The 1994 earthquake shook up the valley, and a Quake Heroes expo at CSUN on February 3 is designed to remember the lesso...
Valley News Group
01/17/2024
Here's how SoCal is better prepared for disaster since '94 Northridge quake
Policymakers, seismologists and construction engineers met Wednesday in a Pasadena symposium to reflect on the earthquak...
ABC7
01/17/2024
30 years ago, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Northridge in Southern California
At the time, Mark Benthien was a student studying geophysics. Now the director for outreach for the Statewide California...
NPR
01/17/2024
What will L.A. look like when the big one hits?
When the big one hits, expect to be on your own with no food, water for days or weeks. Mark Benthien with the Statewide ...
KNX