SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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04/14/2016
FCC Requests Comment on Early Warning System for Earthquakes
The FCC is requesting comment on an early warning system for earthquakes for a report it must submit to Congress. On Dec...
The FCC is requesting comment on an early warning system for earthquakes for a report it must submit to Congress. On Dec...
Radio Resources Mag
04/14/2016
Deadly earthquake topples buildings in southern Japan
At least nine people have died and more than 250 are injured after a powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, toppling bu...
At least nine people have died and more than 250 are injured after a powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, toppling bu...
04/14/2016
M6.2 Earthquake - Japan (USGS Event Page)
The April 14, 2016 M 6.2 earthquake north of Kumamoto, on the island of Kyushu in southwest Japan, occurred as the resul...
The April 14, 2016 M 6.2 earthquake north of Kumamoto, on the island of Kyushu in southwest Japan, occurred as the resul...
USGS
04/11/2016
Hands-On Earthquake Activities for the Classroom
California is earthquake country. For engineers, that means they need to build buildings and bridges that can stand up t...
California is earthquake country. For engineers, that means they need to build buildings and bridges that can stand up t...
KQED
04/11/2016
State of the Survey: Readout from Director Kimball’s Testimony at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell, members of the committee, thank you very much for inviting me to testify...
Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell, members of the committee, thank you very much for inviting me to testify...
USGS
04/11/2016
Earthquakes May Prevent Underwater Landslides
Smaller quakes around the active edge of continental plates may contribute to increased stability by promoting compactio...
Smaller quakes around the active edge of continental plates may contribute to increased stability by promoting compactio...
USGS
04/11/2016
Rising Up from the Rubble: A Look Back the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake
There are moments, events in all our lives that are etched in our memories. They are with us forever. The good ones, we ...
There are moments, events in all our lives that are etched in our memories. They are with us forever. The good ones, we ...
FLASH
04/07/2016
The National Earthquake Conference is Underway!
The National Earthquake Conference (NEC) is a quadrennial event providing a unique opportunity for academia, building co...
The National Earthquake Conference (NEC) is a quadrennial event providing a unique opportunity for academia, building co...
03/30/2016
Can You Earthquake-Proof a City?
About a million people have died in earthquakes in the last two decades, most in a handful of huge quakes in urban areas...
About a million people have died in earthquakes in the last two decades, most in a handful of huge quakes in urban areas...
BBC
03/29/2016
2016 One-Year Seismic Hazard Forecast for the Central and Eastern United States
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has produced a 1-year seismic hazard forecast for 2016 for the Central and Eastern Uni...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has produced a 1-year seismic hazard forecast for 2016 for the Central and Eastern Uni...
