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Mark Benthien

Southern California Earthquake Center
University of Southern California

Director for Communication, Education and Outreach

Expertise: Public education, knowledge implementation, community leadership, earthquake preparedness and safety messaging

Website

benthien@usc.edu

Work: 213-926-1683

About Me Publications

Mark Benthien is Director for Communication, Education, and Outreach for the Southern California Earthquake Center, headquartered at the University of Southern California. Mark received a Bachelor of Science in Geophysics from UCLA and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from USC.

Mark communicates earthquake knowledge in order to increase awareness, reduce economic losses, and save lives. Many of these efforts are in coordination with members of the Earthquake Country Alliance, a partnership of organizations that provide earthquake information and services, for which Mark serves as Executive Director and lead organizer of the annual Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill involving 10 million participants. Mark was recognized in 2012 by the White House as a “Champion of Change” for his role in managing the California ShakeOut and also expanding ShakeOut to all U.S. states and territories, plus participation in more than 60 countries each year.

SCEC Participation

Current Roles

SCEC Board of Directors, Managing Coordinator (2019 - Present)
SCEC Executive Committee, Member (2017 - Present)
SCEC Associate Director (2001 - Present)
SCEC Staff (1996 - Present)

Past Roles

SCEC Mentor (2000, 2002 - 2004, 2007 - 2011, 2022)
SCEC Research Collaborator (1993 - 1995)
SCEC Intern (1994)

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Benthien, M., & Noriega, G. R. (2023, 09). Community, Education, and Outreach (CEO) Highlights. Oral Presentation at 2023 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 13324

Benthien, M. (2022, 09). Community, Education, and Outreach (CEO) Highlights. Oral Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12638

Fetter, C. T., Castillo, B. A., & Benthien, M. (2022, 09). Expanding SCEC Engagement: New Social Media Approaches with the Public and New Connections with Member Institutions. Poster Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12334

Ben-Zion, Y., Benthien, M., Ballmann, J., & Goulet, C. A. (2019, 08). Pre-earthquake Response: Closing critical data gaps and preparing for large earthquakes. Poster Presentation at 2019 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 9742

Pauk, E., Gill, D., Huynh, T. T., Benthien, M. L., Marquis, J. E., Ballmann, J., Yu, J., & Maechling, P. J. (2016, 09). Developing the Next Generation SCEC Web Infrastructure. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 6981

Gill, D. J., Maechling, P. J., Huynh, T. T., Marquis, J. E., Yu, J., Pauk, E., Ballmann, J., Benthien, M. L., Gormley, D., & Lo, A. (2016, 08). SCEC Web in the Clouds: Motivations and Experiences. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 6955

Norman, R. C., Rajasekhar, K., Huang, E. S., Vanderwall, P., Shi, A. Y., Cervantes, R. G., Benthien, M. L., Jordan, T. H., Sanskriti, F., Pearson, J. K., Yu, J., & Milner, K. R. (2016, 08). 2016 SCEC Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (USEIT): SCEC-VDO Development & Visualization. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 6525

Belvoir, S., Severino Rivas, V. E., Zamora, J. M., da Silva Lima, J., Gomez, L. J., Pearson, J. K., Benthien, M. L., & Jordan, T. H. (2016, 08). 2016 SCEC Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (USEIT): Loss Analysis of Earthquake Sequences. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 6498

Burkhardt, G. I., Doshi, A. R., Olmos, E. R., Huibregtse, E. L., Welch, D. P., Romano, M. A., Ballmann, J., Pearson, J. K., & Benthien, M. L. (2016, 08). 2016 SCEC Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (USEIT): Documentary and Virtual Reality Game. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 6488

Ngu, D., Guan, B., Zhou, M., Li, Y., Pearson, J. K., Jordan, T. H., Milner, K. R., & Benthien, M. L. (2016, 08). 2016 SCEC Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (USEIT): Earthquake Magnitude & Event Probability Forecasting. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 6487

Lutter, W. J., Fuis, G. S., Ryberg, T., Okaya, D. A., Clayton, R. W., Davis, P. M., Prodehl, C., Murphy, J. M., Langenheim, V. E., Benthien, M. L., Godfrey, N., Christensen, N., Thygesen, K., Thurber, C. H., Simila, G., & Keller, R. G. (2004). Upper crustal structure from the Santa Monica Mountains to the Sierra Nevada, southern California: tomographic results from the Los Angeles Regional Seismic Experiment, Phase II (LARSE II). Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 94(2), 619-632. doi: 10.1785/0120030058. SCEC Contribution 677

Benthien, M. L., & Andrews, J. (2003). Development and Implementation of the SCEC Communication, Education, and Outreach Program . Seismological Research Letters, 74(5), 511-515. SCEC Contribution 726

Fuis, G. S., Clayton, R. W., Davis, P. M., Ryberg, T., Lutter, W. J., Okaya, D. A., Hauksson, E., Murphy, J. M., Benthien, M. L., Baher, S., Kohler, M. D., Thygesen, K., Simila, G., & Keller, R. G. (2003). Fault Systems of the 1971 San Fernando and 1994 Northridge Earthquakes, Southern California: Relocated Aftershocks and Seismic Images from LARSE II. Geology, 31(2), 171-174. doi: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0171:FSOTSF>2.0.CO;2. SCEC Contribution 665

Henyey, T., Fuis, G. S., Benthien, M. L., Burdette, T., Christofferson, S., Clayton, R. W., Davis, P. M., & Kohler, M. D. (1999). The "LARSE" Project Working Toward A Safer Future For Los Angeles. Washington, D.C., : U.S. Government Printing Office. SCEC Contribution 497

Okaya, D. A., Bhowmik, J., Fuis, G. S., Murphy, J. M., Robertson Haver, M., Chakraborty, A., Benthien, M. L., Hafner, K., & Norris, J. J. (1996). Report for Local Earthquake Data Acquired at Onshore Stations during the 1994 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE), California. , USA: U.S. Geological Survey. SCEC Contribution 346

Okaya, D. A., Bhowmik, J., Fuis, G. S., Murphy, J. M., Robertson Haver, M., Chakraborty, A., Benthien, M. L., Hafner, K., & Norris, J. J. (1996). Report for Air-Gun Data Acquired at Onshore Stations during the 1994 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE), California. , USA: U.S. Geological Survey. SCEC Contribution 345

Murphy, J. M., Fuis, G. S., Ryberg, T., Okaya, D. A., Criley, E., Benthien, M. L., Alvarez, M., Kohler, W. M., Glassmoyer, G., Robertson Haver, M., & Bhowmik, J. (1996). Report for the explosion data acquired in the Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE), Los Angeles, California. , USA: U.S. Geological Survey. SCEC Contribution 344

Kohler, M. D., Davis, P., Liu, H., Benthien, M. L., Gao, S., Fuis, G. S., Clayton, R. W., Okaya, D. A., & Mori, J. (1996). Data Report for the 1993 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE93), Southern California; A Passive Study from Seal Beach Northeastward through the Mojave Desert. , USA: U.S. Geological Survey. SCEC Contribution 308

Fuis, G. S., Okaya, D. A., Clayton, R. W., Lutter, W. J., Ryberg, T., Brocher, T. M., Henyey, T., Benthien, M. L., Davis, P. M., Mori, J., Catchings, R. D., ten Brink, U. S., Kohler, M. D., Klitgord, K. D., & Bohannon, R. G. (1996). Images of Crust Beneath Southern California Will Aid Study of Earthquakes and Their Effects. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 77(18), 173-176. doi: 10.1029/96EO00112. SCEC Contribution 234

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