SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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06/07/2023
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
06/07/2023
Rock slope failure preparation paced by total crack boundary length
We apply a hidden Markov machine learning model to seismic data, revealing the temporal evolution of cracks prior to a m...
We apply a hidden Markov machine learning model to seismic data, revealing the temporal evolution of cracks prior to a m...
Communications Earth & Environment Journal
06/07/2023
Are Low-Frequency Earthquakes Just Slow Slip?
Tests of seismic attenuation show fluid saturation and high pressure near a seismic source reduce high-frequency content...
Tests of seismic attenuation show fluid saturation and high pressure near a seismic source reduce high-frequency content...
Eos.org
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
05/30/2023
SCEC Community Fault Model (CFM) 6.0 Released
It is our great pleasure to announce the release of the SCEC Community Fault Model version 6.0! CFM6.0 is a significant ...
It is our great pleasure to announce the release of the SCEC Community Fault Model version 6.0! CFM6.0 is a significant ...
05/24/2023
Dynamics, interactions and delays of the 2019 Ridgecrest rupture sequence
Despite increasingly high-quality geodetic, seismic and field observations, data-driven earthquake imaging yields stark ...
Despite increasingly high-quality geodetic, seismic and field observations, data-driven earthquake imaging yields stark ...
Alice-Agnes Gabriel
05/24/2023
“Segment-Jumping” Ridgecrest Earthquakes Explored in New Study
Seismologists use supercomputer to reveal complex dynamics of multi-fault earthquake systems ...
Seismologists use supercomputer to reveal complex dynamics of multi-fault earthquake systems ...
UC San Diego Today
05/22/2023
World's most powerful earthquake ever recorded left 'whole Earth ringing like a bell'
More than 60 years ago, the world's most powerful earthquake ever recorded struck Chile - its devastating impact felt no...
More than 60 years ago, the world's most powerful earthquake ever recorded struck Chile - its devastating impact felt no...
Express UK
05/22/2023
This wooden high rise wiggled its way through two devastating earthquakes
It’s a big step forward in proving that wood buildings can go tall in seismic zones. ...
It’s a big step forward in proving that wood buildings can go tall in seismic zones. ...
Fast Company
