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SCEC Highlights and News

Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.

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07/18/2022
The Legend and Legacy of Landers
At the end of June, the SCEC community marked the 30th anniversary of the Landers earthquake, which occurred on June 28,...
07/18/2022
OSU researches use 3D modeling to analyze earthquake risks
The new 3D model provides a better understanding of what's taking place deep underground along the Cascadia Subduction Z...
KGW8
07/14/2022
Novel model of fluid distribution in the Cascadia Subduction Zone aids understanding of seismic activity
The fluid collects near but does not penetrate a thickened section of the crust known as Siletzia lies beneath much of w...
Oregon State University News
07/13/2022
Seismologist Emily Brodsky awarded Nemmers Prize in Earth Sciences
The prize recognizes Brodsky for her “fundamental, transdisciplinary contributions to understanding the physics of ear...
UC Santa Cruz News
07/13/2022
A review of seismo-electromagnetic research in China
The new techniques using satellite observation based on the DEMETER and CSES satellites, and CSELF have been developed d...
Eurekalert
07/12/2022
Haiti's 1860 Jour de Pâques earthquakes may have released strain in key fault zone
Using details from historical newspaper accounts and letters, seismologists have learned more about Haiti's 1860 Jour de...
ScienceDaily
07/08/2022
Deadly Afghanistan quake challenges scientists trying to study it
Researchers are relying on limited seismic and satellite information in their efforts to understand the event. ...
Nature
07/07/2022
Bridges under pressure
University of California Davis has compiled the most detailed experimental data yet seen on how liquefaction-induced dow...
Eurekalert
07/07/2022
Earthquake near U.S.-Mexico border shakes San Diego area
The quake struck about 6 miles northeast of Ocotillo Wells, Calif., at a depth of nearly 6 miles, the USGS said. ...
UPI
06/28/2022
Understanding earthquakes triggered by wastewater injection
Since 2009, many central U.S. residents have faced increasing earthquake activity. Research has suggested that these tre...
Phys.org