SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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07/02/2017
NZ, US and Japanese scientists research earthquakes off Bay coast
A key aim of the research is to find out whether the plate boundary is capable of producing earthquakes higher than magn...
A key aim of the research is to find out whether the plate boundary is capable of producing earthquakes higher than magn...
06/29/2017
Earthquake Center interns leave lab behind, getting their hands on real faults
The eight-week summer intern program gives 22 students from across the U.S. the chance to do top-tier research with SCEC...
The eight-week summer intern program gives 22 students from across the U.S. the chance to do top-tier research with SCEC...
Joanna Clay
06/17/2017
More than 2,100 buildings are already being retrofitted under L.A.'s earthquake safety law
More than 12% of the L.A.'s earthquake vulnerable wood apartment buildings have begun the process of retrofits. ...
More than 12% of the L.A.'s earthquake vulnerable wood apartment buildings have begun the process of retrofits. ...
Ron Lin
06/01/2017
Back to the Future on the San Andreas Fault
Maybe you’ve heard that the “Big One is overdue” on the San Andreas Fault. No one can predict earthquakes, so what...
Maybe you’ve heard that the “Big One is overdue” on the San Andreas Fault. No one can predict earthquakes, so what...
USGS
05/22/2017
After years of planning, California is likely to roll out its earthquake warning system next year
New earthquake sensing stations are being installed in the ground, software is being improved, and operators are being h...
New earthquake sensing stations are being installed in the ground, software is being improved, and operators are being h...
LA Times
05/12/2017
Annemarie Baltay Receives 2017 SSA Richter Early Career Award
"Through a combination of source studies and ground motion prediction research, [Baltay] has carved a niche for herself ...
"Through a combination of source studies and ground motion prediction research, [Baltay] has carved a niche for herself ...
04/27/2017
Using a method from Wall Street to track slow slipping of Earth’s crust
Stock traders have long used specialized trackers to decide when to buy or sell a stock, or when the market is beginning...
Stock traders have long used specialized trackers to decide when to buy or sell a stock, or when the market is beginning...
UW
04/27/2017
Seismic Science
“Earthquakes have become much more disruptive to society than they used to be,” said Thomas Jordan, director of the ...
“Earthquakes have become much more disruptive to society than they used to be,” said Thomas Jordan, director of the ...
USC Dornsife
04/12/2017
Uncovering Tsunamigenic Earthquakes Affecting Southern California
How well do we understand local-source tsunami hazards in Southern California? That was the question of the night at a t...
How well do we understand local-source tsunami hazards in Southern California? That was the question of the night at a t...
04/12/2017
“ShakeAlert” Earthquake Early Warning System Goes West Coast Wide
This milestone extends the ShakeAlert “production prototype” that was rolled out in California in 2016 to Washington...
This milestone extends the ShakeAlert “production prototype” that was rolled out in California in 2016 to Washington...
USGS
