SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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06/22/2023
Sinking seamount offers clues to slow motion earthquakes
New research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that when seamounts sink, they leave behind a trail of soft se...
New research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that when seamounts sink, they leave behind a trail of soft se...
Phys
06/19/2023
Everything is Relative: Precise Earthquake Location
Locating an earthquake in an absolute sense can come with considerable uncertainty, but locating earthquakes relative to...
Locating an earthquake in an absolute sense can come with considerable uncertainty, but locating earthquakes relative to...
USGS
06/15/2023
Intriguing correlation between earthquakes and cosmic radiation
There is a clear statistical correlation between global seismic activity and changes in the intensity of cosmic radiatio...
There is a clear statistical correlation between global seismic activity and changes in the intensity of cosmic radiatio...
Eurekalert
06/10/2023
The moon's pull is so strong it may trigger earthquakes on Earth. Scientists are still baffled by its power.
Some scientists found the moon may be able to trigger some earthquakes, if the time is right. ...
Some scientists found the moon may be able to trigger some earthquakes, if the time is right. ...
Business Insider
06/09/2023
Why hasn’t L.A. seen a big San Andreas quake recently? Researchers find a clue
A new study provides a possible answer — the drying Salton Sea, about 150 miles southeast of L.A., and the lack o...
A new study provides a possible answer — the drying Salton Sea, about 150 miles southeast of L.A., and the lack o...
Los Angeles Times
06/08/2023
Earthquake damages likely to cost U.S. billions more per year than expected
A new report by the U.S. Geological Survey and FEMA estimates that earthquake damage costs the United States $14.7 billi...
A new report by the U.S. Geological Survey and FEMA estimates that earthquake damage costs the United States $14.7 billi...
Temblor
06/07/2023
Bubble, Bubble, More Earthquake Trouble? USU Geochemist Studies Alaska's Denali Fault
Utah State University geochemist Dennis Newell publishes findings about fault system's mantle-to-crust connections in Ge...
Utah State University geochemist Dennis Newell publishes findings about fault system's mantle-to-crust connections in Ge...
Utah State University
06/07/2023
Earthquakes can change the course of rivers – with devastating results. We may now be able to predict these threats
Our new research shows that when a fault deforms the earth’s surface, it can cause an overlying river to suddenly...
Our new research shows that when a fault deforms the earth’s surface, it can cause an overlying river to suddenly...
The Conversation
06/07/2023
How an earthquake becomes a tsunami
The movement between continental and oceanic plates at the bottom of the sea, so-called megathrust earthquakes, generate...
The movement between continental and oceanic plates at the bottom of the sea, so-called megathrust earthquakes, generate...
Phys
06/07/2023
The San Andreas Fault Is Sleepy Near Los Angeles. Researchers Have an Idea Why.
A new paper in the journal Nature offers an explanation for why the major fault line is overdue for the Big One. ...
A new paper in the journal Nature offers an explanation for why the major fault line is overdue for the Big One. ...
New York Times
