SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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04/12/2017
Could several California faults rupture together as in the M=7.8 New Zealand earthquake?
For several decades, geologists assumed that faults more than 5 km (3 mi) apart could not rupture together. This inferen...
For several decades, geologists assumed that faults more than 5 km (3 mi) apart could not rupture together. This inferen...
03/30/2017
A Seismic Mapping Milestone
Because of Earth's layered composition, scientists have often compared the basic arrangement of its interior to that of ...
Because of Earth's layered composition, scientists have often compared the basic arrangement of its interior to that of ...
Phys.org
03/16/2017
The most complex fault rupture ever?
It has been just over four months since the M=7.8 Kaikoura, New Zealand earthquake rattled the country, leaving the land...
It has been just over four months since the M=7.8 Kaikoura, New Zealand earthquake rattled the country, leaving the land...
Temblor
03/10/2017
Fault System off San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles Counties Could Produce Magnitude 7.3 Quake
A fault system that runs from San Diego to Los Angeles is capable of producing up to magnitude 7.3 earthquakes if the of...
A fault system that runs from San Diego to Los Angeles is capable of producing up to magnitude 7.3 earthquakes if the of...
UCSD
03/08/2017
Earthquake Imaging: Smartphones, Drones, Lasers, and Radars
Every ad for a cellphone includes a plug about its camera. We want the images we take to have depth, beauty, and quality...
Every ad for a cellphone includes a plug about its camera. We want the images we take to have depth, beauty, and quality...
Jason Ballmann
03/07/2017
SDSC Achieves Record Performance in Seismic Simulations With Intel
“Going forward, we will use the new codes widely for some of the most challenging tasks at SCEC.” The multi-ins...
“Going forward, we will use the new codes widely for some of the most challenging tasks at SCEC.” The multi-ins...
HPC Wire
03/02/2017
New USGS Maps Identify Potential Ground-Shaking Hazards in 2017
New USGS maps identify potential ground-shaking hazards in 2017 from both human-induced and natural earthquakes in the c...
New USGS maps identify potential ground-shaking hazards in 2017 from both human-induced and natural earthquakes in the c...
USGS
03/02/2017
GNSS and the Surveyor: Take Me to School
The adaptation of GPS for civilian use is the single greatest step taken by the land surveyor, more specifically t...
The adaptation of GPS for civilian use is the single greatest step taken by the land surveyor, more specifically t...
GPS World
02/15/2017
Ventura fault could cause stronger shaking, new research finds
A new study by a team of researchers, including one from the University of California, Riverside, found that the fault u...
A new study by a team of researchers, including one from the University of California, Riverside, found that the fault u...
Phys.org
02/15/2017
Recovering from Disasters: Social Networks Matter More Than Bottled Water and Batteries
Standard advice about preparing for disasters focuses on building shelters and stockpiling things like food, water and b...
Standard advice about preparing for disasters focuses on building shelters and stockpiling things like food, water and b...
