SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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06/07/2023
Rock slope failure preparation paced by total crack boundary length
We apply a hidden Markov machine learning model to seismic data, revealing the temporal evolution of cracks prior to a m...
We apply a hidden Markov machine learning model to seismic data, revealing the temporal evolution of cracks prior to a m...
Communications Earth & Environment Journal
06/07/2023
Are Low-Frequency Earthquakes Just Slow Slip?
Tests of seismic attenuation show fluid saturation and high pressure near a seismic source reduce high-frequency content...
Tests of seismic attenuation show fluid saturation and high pressure near a seismic source reduce high-frequency content...
Eos.org
06/07/2023
Bubble, Bubble, More Earthquake Trouble? USU Geochemist Studies Alaska's Denali Fault
Utah State University geochemist Dennis Newell publishes findings about fault system's mantle-to-crust connections in Ge...
Utah State University geochemist Dennis Newell publishes findings about fault system's mantle-to-crust connections in Ge...
Utah State University
06/07/2023
Earthquakes can change the course of rivers – with devastating results. We may now be able to predict these threats
Our new research shows that when a fault deforms the earth’s surface, it can cause an overlying river to suddenly...
Our new research shows that when a fault deforms the earth’s surface, it can cause an overlying river to suddenly...
The Conversation
06/07/2023
How an earthquake becomes a tsunami
The movement between continental and oceanic plates at the bottom of the sea, so-called megathrust earthquakes, generate...
The movement between continental and oceanic plates at the bottom of the sea, so-called megathrust earthquakes, generate...
Phys
05/30/2023
SCEC Community Fault Model (CFM) 6.0 Released
It is our great pleasure to announce the release of the SCEC Community Fault Model version 6.0! CFM6.0 is a significant ...
It is our great pleasure to announce the release of the SCEC Community Fault Model version 6.0! CFM6.0 is a significant ...
05/24/2023
Dynamics, interactions and delays of the 2019 Ridgecrest rupture sequence
Despite increasingly high-quality geodetic, seismic and field observations, data-driven earthquake imaging yields stark ...
Despite increasingly high-quality geodetic, seismic and field observations, data-driven earthquake imaging yields stark ...
Alice-Agnes Gabriel
05/24/2023
“Segment-Jumping” Ridgecrest Earthquakes Explored in New Study
Seismologists use supercomputer to reveal complex dynamics of multi-fault earthquake systems ...
Seismologists use supercomputer to reveal complex dynamics of multi-fault earthquake systems ...
UC San Diego Today
05/22/2023
This wooden high rise wiggled its way through two devastating earthquakes
It’s a big step forward in proving that wood buildings can go tall in seismic zones. ...
It’s a big step forward in proving that wood buildings can go tall in seismic zones. ...
Fast Company
05/22/2023
Could the rush for lithium near the Salton Sea trigger earthquakes?
Some Southern Californians fear risks of these clean energy projects might outweigh benefits. The science is far from se...
Some Southern Californians fear risks of these clean energy projects might outweigh benefits. The science is far from se...
Southern California News Group
