SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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01/21/2020
Japan’s Wildlife Is Still Reeling from the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan’s east coast dramatically changed the landscape and devastated coast...
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan’s east coast dramatically changed the landscape and devastated coast...
01/21/2020
NASA Disasters Program Responds to the 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes
Since December 28th, 2019 the island of Puerto Rico has been affected by a series of hundreds of small earthquakes, whic...
Since December 28th, 2019 the island of Puerto Rico has been affected by a series of hundreds of small earthquakes, whic...
NASA
01/21/2020
Leading Scientist Chosen as National Earthquake Conference Honorary Chair
The National Earthquake Conference (NEC2020) committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Howard H. Harary will serve as th...
The National Earthquake Conference (NEC2020) committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Howard H. Harary will serve as th...
FLASH
01/21/2020
Modern search and rescue technology advances
The Earth has seen very severe natural disasters in recent years, and thanks to climate change, these disasters are only...
The Earth has seen very severe natural disasters in recent years, and thanks to climate change, these disasters are only...
Medium
01/17/2020
'Melting rock' models predict mechanical origins of earthquakes
Engineers at Duke University have devised a model that can predict the early mechanical behaviors and origins of an eart...
Engineers at Duke University have devised a model that can predict the early mechanical behaviors and origins of an eart...
EurekAlert!
01/15/2020
Extreme-Scale Simulations for Advanced Seismic Ground Motion and Hazard Modeling
Accurate seismic hazard assessments help inform and prepare society for earthquakes, enabling the development of design ...
Accurate seismic hazard assessments help inform and prepare society for earthquakes, enabling the development of design ...
ALCF
01/10/2020
A decade after the earthquake, Haiti still struggles to recover
More than 300,000 people were killed, several hundred thousand were injured and nearly 1.5 million were left homeless wh...
More than 300,000 people were killed, several hundred thousand were injured and nearly 1.5 million were left homeless wh...
The Conversation
01/09/2020
USGS: Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake in Puerto Rico
Damaging earthquakes, like the ones in Puerto Rico, can be unsettling, destructive, and often tragic to the communities ...
Damaging earthquakes, like the ones in Puerto Rico, can be unsettling, destructive, and often tragic to the communities ...
USGS
01/06/2020
The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview of model and implications
During 2017–2018, the National Seismic Hazard Model for the conterminous United States was updated as follows: (1)...
During 2017–2018, the National Seismic Hazard Model for the conterminous United States was updated as follows: (1)...
12/17/2019
Register for the National Earthquake Conference (March 4 - 6)!
The results of a new earthquake scenario and risk study for the San Diego-Tijuana region will be shared for the first ti...
The results of a new earthquake scenario and risk study for the San Diego-Tijuana region will be shared for the first ti...
