SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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09/17/2015
Earth's Moving Mantle Leads to Earthquakes in Unusual Places
It has long been a mystery why some earthquakes strike towns in seemingly earthquake-proof regions, but researchers now ...
It has long been a mystery why some earthquakes strike towns in seemingly earthquake-proof regions, but researchers now ...
Elizabeth Goldbaum
09/17/2015
Research Explores Science Of Subduction Zone Quakes
Scientists know a little more about how big earthquakes happen, from research published Thursday in the journal Sci...
Scientists know a little more about how big earthquakes happen, from research published Thursday in the journal Sci...
Rob Manning
09/17/2015
Magnitude-8.3 Earthquake in Chile Prompts Tsunami Advisory for California Coastline
A tsunami advisory was in effect along the Central and Southern California coastline Thursday morning, one day after a d...
A tsunami advisory was in effect along the Central and Southern California coastline Thursday morning, one day after a d...
Tracy Bloom, Jennifer Gould
09/17/2015
Tsunami Advisory Remains in Effect for California
As of 8:41 AM PDT, Thursday, 17 September 2015, a tsunami advisory remains in effect for California. Further information...
As of 8:41 AM PDT, Thursday, 17 September 2015, a tsunami advisory remains in effect for California. Further information...
09/17/2015
IRIS Teachable Moment: M8.3 Earthquake Offshore Coquimbo, Chile
A great 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck offshore Chile late Wednesday. The earthquake occurred 229km (142mi) north...
A great 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck offshore Chile late Wednesday. The earthquake occurred 229km (142mi) north...
IRIS
09/17/2015
Helping Early-Career Researchers Succeed
Early-career scientists face many hurdles. Targeted programs can help them build skills, ease workloads, and form the co...
Early-career scientists face many hurdles. Targeted programs can help them build skills, ease workloads, and form the co...
Harmony V. Colella, Derek L. Schutt, Danielle F. Sumy, and Andrew M. Frassetto
09/07/2015
Welcome to the 2015 SCEC Annual Meeting!
It’s the fourth year of SCEC4 and the 25th SCEC Annual Meeting! At this meeting, we’ll have a chance to share recent...
It’s the fourth year of SCEC4 and the 25th SCEC Annual Meeting! At this meeting, we’ll have a chance to share recent...
Tom Jordan, Greg Beroza
09/02/2015
Fault Finding: SoCal Researchers Use GPUs to Detect Earthquake Hazards Coming Our Way
GPU technology toppled letters of the iconic "Hollywood" sign and lashed the Golden Gate Bridge with a tsunami in this s...
GPU technology toppled letters of the iconic "Hollywood" sign and lashed the Golden Gate Bridge with a tsunami in this s...
Tonie Hansen
08/27/2015
A Crusty Mystery: Scientists Dig Into the Origin of Strange Earthquakes
Currents of semi-liquid rock are the key to the frequency of quakes away from tectonic plate boundaries, USC study finds...
Currents of semi-liquid rock are the key to the frequency of quakes away from tectonic plate boundaries, USC study finds...
Robert Perkins
08/25/2015
Los Angeles Basin Jiggles Like Big Bowl of Jelly in Cutting-Edge Simulations
These two Los Angeles area maps compare ground motions calculated by SCEC earthquake simulations to ground motions obser...
These two Los Angeles area maps compare ground motions calculated by SCEC earthquake simulations to ground motions obser...
