SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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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
05/21/2023
Earthquake: Magnitude 5.6 quake reported near Fortuna, Calif.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was reported Sunday at 11:44 a.m. 92 miles from Fortuna, Calif., according to the U.S. Geolog...
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was reported Sunday at 11:44 a.m. 92 miles from Fortuna, Calif., according to the U.S. Geolog...
Los Angeles Times
05/18/2023
Alaska scientists find novel way to aid earthquake magnitude determination
Sensors that detect changes in atmospheric pressure due to ground shaking can also obtain data about large earthquakes a...
Sensors that detect changes in atmospheric pressure due to ground shaking can also obtain data about large earthquakes a...
Phys.org
05/17/2023
High-quality satellite imagery swiftly reveals post-earthquake details
Remote sensing imagery is widely used in disaster response due to its easy accessibility and timeliness and can clearly ...
Remote sensing imagery is widely used in disaster response due to its easy accessibility and timeliness and can clearly ...
Phys.org
05/16/2023
Recent large earthquakes near Lassen are just another day in the Basin and Range
Since May 11, 2023, a series of M5+ earthquakes and aftershocks have rattled the area around Lake Almanor, a reservoir a...
Since May 11, 2023, a series of M5+ earthquakes and aftershocks have rattled the area around Lake Almanor, a reservoir a...
U.S. Geological Survey
05/03/2023
NPR Life Kit: Preparing for an earthquake
Tips from experts [including SCEC's Mark Benthien] on how you can prepare for an earthquake. ...
Tips from experts [including SCEC's Mark Benthien] on how you can prepare for an earthquake. ...
04/25/2023
Using AI, researchers have created a new tsunami warning system
According to a new study published Tuesday in the journal Physics of Fluids, an early warning system is being developed ...
According to a new study published Tuesday in the journal Physics of Fluids, an early warning system is being developed ...
USA Today
04/05/2023
Magnitude-4.4 earthquake rattles the Bay Area and Salinas Valley
Hollister and Bay Area residents saw their afternoon interrupted by a magnitude-4.4 temblor on April 4. The event, which...
Hollister and Bay Area residents saw their afternoon interrupted by a magnitude-4.4 temblor on April 4. The event, which...
Temblor
04/04/2023
The 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence in Turkey: Relations to California Earthquakes, Ground Motion, and Seismic Risk
The 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence: On February 6, 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a devastating earthquake...
The 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence: On February 6, 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a devastating earthquake...
