Accelerating earthquake science discoveries by providing advanced computational resources, fostering collaboration with technical experts, and cultivating a diverse community of skilled researchers.
The Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC) research computing program leverages advancements in scientific computing and cyberinfrastructure to advance earthquake science, engineering, education, and outreach efforts. This involves
SCEC Software Developers and Postdocs
Scott Callaghan
Xiaofeng Meng
Edric Pauk
Camilo Ramos
Fabio Silva
Mei-Hui Su
RC Major Activity Leaders
Yifeng Cui
Ahmed Elbanna
Phil Maechling
Scott Marshall
Artie Rodgers
HPC Partners
DOE / INCITE
Oak Ridge
USC CARC
NSF ACCESS
TACC Frontera
NHERI DesignSafe
AMD
SDSC Expanse
Frontier
A New Earthquake Science Gateway
Quakeworx to streamline research by offering easy access to earthquake simulations, data analysis tools, and collaborative pipelines.
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SCEC collaborates with academic and national HPC providers to leverage new computer architectures, algorithms, and software technology. These partnerships enable large-scale, data-intensive research in earthquake science. Each year, SCEC secures substantial HPC allocations through competitive proposals. Our partnerships also foster sustainable software practices and data archival solutions.
CIG Crustal Deformation Modeling
June 10-14, 2024
Statewide California Community Earth Models Workshop
March 4-5, 2024
CIG Quality Research Software and Publishing in Software Journals
August 10 & September 9, 2023
2023 High Performance Computing for Seismology Cybertraining
May 9-12, 2023
CEMs are collaborative platforms featuring community-contributed data, models, and tools for earthquake system analysis. They enable 3D visualization, data exploration, sharing, and integrated modeling.
Community Fault Model (CFM) Viewer
3D geometric representations of faults in California
Interactive 2D/3D visualization and query of active faults in California, including geometries, depths, and slip potential. Download data for use in earthquake response, modeling, land-use planning, education, and more.
Unified Community Velocity Model (UCVM)
seismic velocities for several California regions
UCVM provides access to seismic velocity data in California. A standard interface simplifies model querying, visualization and mesh generation for use in earthquake simulations, ground motion prediction, and tectonic studies.
Community Geodetic Model (CGM) Viewer
Earth surface displacement from GNSS and InSAR
The CGM integrates high-precision GNSS and InSAR data for continuous, detailed ground movement monitoring in Southern California. Interactive maps visualize velocities and facilitate time series download for in-depth analysis.
Community Stress Model (CSM) Viewer
suite of models of stress and stressing rate
Visualize estimates of stress and stressing rates in map view for the southern California lithosphere, as contributed by SCEC researchers. Use the viewer to explore how the different methods estimate stress at various depths.
Community Rheology Model (CRM) Viewer
3D ductile rheology of lithosphere in S. California
The CRM provides a detailed, physics-based 3D model of ductile rheology for Southern California’s lithosphere. The viewer provides interface to query both the 3D GFM and CTM for temperature, pressure, and rheology data.
Geologic Slip Rate Database (GSRD)
geologic slip rates for CA, NV, and northern Mexico
SCEC’s GSRD centralizes field-derived geologic slip rates crucial for seismic hazard estimates (e.g., UCERF3, NSHM). Find and link to relevant source publications directly. As a living archive, it welcomes updates via a submission form.
Precariously Balanced Rock (PBR) Database
field-derived data for PBRs in California
The database contains photographs, locations, and metadata for PBRs, valuable for constraining seismic hazard estimates and validating ground motion predictions. An interactive map viewer facilitates data exploration and querying.
The Center prioritizes access to its software tools and data by both the scientific community and the public. Through open-source software and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data practices, we strive for SCEC software and data to remain discoverable, usable, and citable for future research.
Simulation Validation
Broadband Platform (BBP)
Simulate, compare, and validate broadband (0-20+ Hz) earthquake ground motions at regional scales.
Ground Motion Map
CyberShake Platform
Pushes the boundaries of PSHA by simulating millions of earthquake scenarios for a region using advanced HPC.
Earthquake Forecast
pyCSEP Toolkit
Standardized, collaborative framework for evaluating, visualizing, and comparing earthquake forecasts.
Site-Specific Hazard
OpenSHA Platform
Use to generate hazard maps, quantifying ground motion exceedance probabilities for earthquake risk assessment.
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University of Southern California
3651 Trousdale Parkway #169
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0742
