Earthquake Hazards

Release Date: JUNE 18, 2018 A new map of crustal stress across the U.S. shows that the plate interior stress is variable, with contributions from plate boundary stress, crustal collapse due to gravity, and more local and subtle changes to style, orientation, and earthquake rate.

Release Date: MAY 7, 2018 The outcomes of past aftershock sequences can be used to describe the range of possibilities for a current sequence.

Release Date: APRIL 30, 2018 The eastern edge of Panamint Valley,CA has two types of faults that can be seen in the near-surface geology. 150 geophones and a seismic source will help reveal the subsurface picture.

Release Date: MARCH 26, 2018 A building in Japan was analyzed before and after a seismic retrofit to make it more resilient to shaking.

Release Date: JANUARY 2, 2018 A new study shows that DC geologic conditions strongly affect earthquake shaking.

Release Date: JUNE 1, 2017 Investigating Past Earthquakes to Inform the Future What does the science say? Where does the information come from? And what does it mean? Investigating past earthquakes to inform the future. Maybe you’ve heard that the “Big One is overdue” on the San Andreas Fault. No one can predict earthquakes, so what does the science really say? Where does the information come from...

Release Date: DECEMBER 1, 2016 Old-fashioned interviews are compared to Did You Feel It? responses for this earthquake.

Release Date: OCTOBER 1, 2016 A large shallow earthquake moves Mt. Everest 3 cm southwest.

Release Date: JUNE 1, 2015 What is a splay fault, and how can they affect tsunamis? * completely contrived term by this author, not a scientific term or theory

Release Date: May 1, 2015 How seismologists can use noise to see under the ground.

Release Date: FEBRUARY 1, 2015 Paleoseismology along the Wasatch Fault in Utah is helping to estimate the shaking risk to nearby towns.