Andrea Llenos
I am a research geophysicist whose research focuses on developing earthquake rate models for seismic hazard forecasts. I use statistical methods to characterize earthquake rate changes in catalogs, investigating the impacts these variations have on short-term earthquake forecasts as well as long-term seismic hazard models.
Professional Experience
Research Geophysicist, US Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Golden, CO. 2020-present
Research Geophysicist (term), US Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Menlo Park/Moffett Field, CA . 2015-2020
Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow, US Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Menlo Park, CA. 2011-2015
Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. 2010-2011
Graduate Research Assistant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA. 2004-2010
Visiting Researcher, Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo, Japan. 2008, 2009
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Geo. Sci., Brown University, Providence, RI. 2002-2004
NSF-REU Intern, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK. 2003
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Planetary Geosci., Brown University, Providence, RI. 2001
Fellowships and Awards
Excellent Reviewer Award for Earth, Planets and Space. 2019
Editors' Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Geophysical Research Letters. 2016
USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellowship. 2011-2013
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. 2005-2008
Hollister Fellowship, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 2004-2005
Outstanding Student Award (in Mechanical Engineering). 2004
Undergraduate Research and Academics Award (in Geological Science). 2004
Education and Certifications
PhD, 2010, Marine Geophysics, MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography
ScB, 2004, Geology-Physics/Mathematics (with honors), Brown University, magna cum laude
ScB, 2004, Engineering (Mechanical), Brown University
Science and Products
Understanding Fluid Injection Induced Seismicity
Data Release for the The 2023 Alaska National Seismic Hazard Model
Data Release for the 2023 U.S. 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model - Overview
Data Release for Latency Testing of Wireless Emergency Alerts intended for the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system for the West Coast of the United States of America
2017 One-Year Seismic Hazard Forecast for the Central and Eastern United States from Induced and Natural Earthquakes
2016 One-Year Seismic Hazard Forecast for the Central and Eastern United States from Induced and Natural Earthquakes
Aftershock forecasting
Forecasting the long-term spatial distribution of earthquakes for the 2023 US National Seismic Hazard Model using gridded seismicity
The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview and implications
The USGS 2023 Conterminous U.S. time‐independent earthquake rupture forecast
We present the 2023 U.S. Geological Survey time‐independent earthquake rupture forecast for the conterminous United States, which gives authoritative estimates of the magnitude, location, and time‐averaged frequency of potentially damaging earthquakes throughout the region. In addition to updating virtually all model components, a major focus has been to provide a better representation of epistemi
An efficient, analytic solution using order statistics for probabilistic seismic‐hazard assessment without the Poisson assumption
Modeling the occurrence of M ∼ 5 caldera collapse-related earthquakes in Kīlauea volcano, Hawai'i
2021 U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model for the State of Hawaii
A big problem for small earthquakes: Benchmarking routine magnitudes and conversion relationships with coda-envelope-derived Mw in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma
Regionally Optimized Background Earthquake Rates from ETAS (ROBERE) for probabilistic seismic hazard assessment
#EarthquakeAdvisory: Exploring discourse between government officials, news media and social media during the Bombay Beach 2016 Swarm
Ensembles of ETAS models provide optimal operational earthquake forecasting during swarms: Insights from the 2015 San Ramon, California swarm
Improving earthquake forecasts during swarms with a duration model
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Understanding Fluid Injection Induced Seismicity
Data Release for the The 2023 Alaska National Seismic Hazard Model
Data Release for the 2023 U.S. 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model - Overview
Data Release for Latency Testing of Wireless Emergency Alerts intended for the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system for the West Coast of the United States of America
2017 One-Year Seismic Hazard Forecast for the Central and Eastern United States from Induced and Natural Earthquakes
2016 One-Year Seismic Hazard Forecast for the Central and Eastern United States from Induced and Natural Earthquakes
Aftershock forecasting
Forecasting the long-term spatial distribution of earthquakes for the 2023 US National Seismic Hazard Model using gridded seismicity
The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview and implications
The USGS 2023 Conterminous U.S. time‐independent earthquake rupture forecast
We present the 2023 U.S. Geological Survey time‐independent earthquake rupture forecast for the conterminous United States, which gives authoritative estimates of the magnitude, location, and time‐averaged frequency of potentially damaging earthquakes throughout the region. In addition to updating virtually all model components, a major focus has been to provide a better representation of epistemi
An efficient, analytic solution using order statistics for probabilistic seismic‐hazard assessment without the Poisson assumption
Modeling the occurrence of M ∼ 5 caldera collapse-related earthquakes in Kīlauea volcano, Hawai'i
2021 U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model for the State of Hawaii
A big problem for small earthquakes: Benchmarking routine magnitudes and conversion relationships with coda-envelope-derived Mw in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma
Regionally Optimized Background Earthquake Rates from ETAS (ROBERE) for probabilistic seismic hazard assessment
#EarthquakeAdvisory: Exploring discourse between government officials, news media and social media during the Bombay Beach 2016 Swarm
Ensembles of ETAS models provide optimal operational earthquake forecasting during swarms: Insights from the 2015 San Ramon, California swarm
Improving earthquake forecasts during swarms with a duration model
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.