SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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12/18/2015
Natural or Humanmade Earthquakes? New Technique Can Tell the Difference
A new study by Stanford researchers suggests that earthquakes triggered by human activity follow several indicative patt...
A new study by Stanford researchers suggests that earthquakes triggered by human activity follow several indicative patt...
ScienceDaily
12/18/2015
What Japan Can Teach Us About Prepping For A Major Earthquake
Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. We all know that the quake in March 2011 devastated th...
Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. We all know that the quake in March 2011 devastated th...
Gizmodo
12/18/2015
Novel Tsunami Detection Network Uses Navigation Systems On Commercial Ships
Accurate and rapid detection and assessment of tsunamis in the open ocean is critical for predicting how they will impac...
Accurate and rapid detection and assessment of tsunamis in the open ocean is critical for predicting how they will impac...
University of Hawaii
12/18/2015
The Backwards Earthquakes
Earthquakes in Idaho's panhandle are usually caused by the Earth's crust pulling apart. So why were earthquakes on 24 Ap...
Earthquakes in Idaho's panhandle are usually caused by the Earth's crust pulling apart. So why were earthquakes on 24 Ap...
AGU EOS
12/18/2015
Nepal Earthquake Caused Fewer Landslides Than Feared
The devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal in April caused surprisingly few landslides, researchers say ...
The devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal in April caused surprisingly few landslides, researchers say ...
Nature
12/18/2015
Catastrophic Medieval Earthquakes in the Nepal
Three quakes, in 1100, 1255 and 1344, with magnitudes of around Mw 8 triggered large-scale collapses, mass wasting and i...
Three quakes, in 1100, 1255 and 1344, with magnitudes of around Mw 8 triggered large-scale collapses, mass wasting and i...
12/15/2015
Super Computer Improving Seismic Understanding
A research team from the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), headquartered at the University of Southern Calif...
A research team from the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), headquartered at the University of Southern Calif...
ASCE
12/12/2015
Interview with Lucy Jones, 2015 SCEC Annual Meeting Honoree
At the 2015 SCEC Annual Meeting, we sat down with Dr. Lucy Jones (USGS), who was honored with SCEC's Distinguished Servi...
At the 2015 SCEC Annual Meeting, we sat down with Dr. Lucy Jones (USGS), who was honored with SCEC's Distinguished Servi...
12/11/2015
Rates and Patterns of Surface Deformation from Laser Scanning Following the South Napa Earthquake
The A.D. 2014 M6.0 South Napa earthquake, despite its moderate magnitude, caused significant damage to the Napa Valley i...
The A.D. 2014 M6.0 South Napa earthquake, despite its moderate magnitude, caused significant damage to the Napa Valley i...
12/10/2015
Japan Shows Off Disaster-Response Robots at Android Fair
Japan on Wednesday displayed a pair of two-legged humanoid robots that can operate in harsh conditions as the country pr...
Japan on Wednesday displayed a pair of two-legged humanoid robots that can operate in harsh conditions as the country pr...
Phys.org
