SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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12/16/2020
How predictable are earthquakes? A new software toolkit helps earthquake forecasters decide
"Earthquakes cannot be predicted" states the title of a controversial Science article from 19971. Nearly 25 years later,...
"Earthquakes cannot be predicted" states the title of a controversial Science article from 19971. Nearly 25 years later,...
12/15/2020
In the trenches—Paleoseismic studies of the 2019 Ridgecrest ruptures
Amid the pandemic lockdown fatigue and media frenzy surrounding the presidential election in November, field work was a ...
Amid the pandemic lockdown fatigue and media frenzy surrounding the presidential election in November, field work was a ...
12/15/2020
Remote teaching collaboration on mapping active faults for probabilistic fault displacement hazard
For the Fall 2020 semester, Arizona State University and the University of Nevada-Reno jointly offered a new remote cour...
For the Fall 2020 semester, Arizona State University and the University of Nevada-Reno jointly offered a new remote cour...
11/17/2020
The Generation of Large Earthquakes
Despite decades of observational, laboratory and theoretical studies, the processes leading to large earthquake generati...
Despite decades of observational, laboratory and theoretical studies, the processes leading to large earthquake generati...
10/30/2020
Surface deformation associated with fractures near the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence
Contemporary earthquake hazard models hinge on an understanding of how strain is distributed in the crust and the abilit...
Contemporary earthquake hazard models hinge on an understanding of how strain is distributed in the crust and the abilit...
10/14/2020
2021 SCEC Science Plan Announced, Proposals Due November 20
SCEC supports research and education in seismology, tectonic geodesy, earthquake geology, computational science, and man...
SCEC supports research and education in seismology, tectonic geodesy, earthquake geology, computational science, and man...
10/13/2020
ShakeOut 2020: Staying Safe When the Ground Starts to Rumble (USGS)
U.S. Geological Survey scientists have determined that nearly half of Americans are exposed to potentially dam...
U.S. Geological Survey scientists have determined that nearly half of Americans are exposed to potentially dam...
USGS
10/13/2020
SCEC October 2020 Newsletter
Includes articles about the SCEC-led Great ShakeOut Drills and other CEO activities, SCEC2020 and other recent...
Includes articles about the SCEC-led Great ShakeOut Drills and other CEO activities, SCEC2020 and other recent...
10/12/2020
SCEC Provides Online Options for 2020 ShakeOut Participation
SCEC's Communication, Education, and Outreach program has coordinated Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills since 2008, in pa...
SCEC's Communication, Education, and Outreach program has coordinated Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills since 2008, in pa...
10/12/2020
From the Director: SCEC Thriving During Challenging Times
Dear SCEC Community, September was the National Preparedness Month, when communities were reminded of the importance ...
Dear SCEC Community, September was the National Preparedness Month, when communities were reminded of the importance ...
