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Citizen science collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska Citizen science collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska
Citizen science is science undertaken by the public, usually in collaboration with professional scientific institutions. It encourages citizens to tackle real-world scientific problems and augments traditional science by expanding the coverage of data collection and by reducing costs of fieldwork in remote locations. Information collected by volunteers enables us all to gain a deeper...
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Elizabeth Powers, Dee Williams
Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures
Human activity causes vibrations that propagate into the ground as high-frequency seismic waves. Measures to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread changes in human activity, leading to a months-long reduction in seismic noise of up to 50%. The 2020 seismic noise quiet period is the longest and most prominent global anthropogenic seismic noise reduction on record. While the...
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Thomas Lecocq, Stephen Hicks, Koen Van Noten, Kasper van Wijk, Paula Koelemeijer, Raphael S.M. De Plaen, Frederick Massin, Gregor Hillers, Robert E. Anthony, Maria-Theresia Apoloner, Mario Arroyo-Solorzano, Jelle D. Assink, Pinar Buyukakpinar, Andrea Cannata, Flavio Cannavo, Sebastian Carrasco, Corentin Caudron, Esteban J. Chaves, David G. Cornwell, David Craig, Oliver F.C. den Ouden, Jordi Diaz, Stefanie Donner, Christos P. Evangelidis, Laslo Evers, Benoit Fauville, Gonzalo A. Fernandez, Dimitrios Giannopoulos, Steven J. Gibbons, Tarsilo Girona, Bogdan Grecu, Marc Grunberg, Gyorgy Hetenyi, Anna Horleston, Adolfo Inza, Jessica C.E. Irving, Mohammadreza Jamalreyhani, Alan Kafka, Mathijs R. Koymans, Celeste Labedz, Eric Larose, Nathaniel J. Lindsey, Mika McKinnon, Tobias Megies, Meghan S. Miller, William G. Minarik, Louis Moresi, Victor H. Marquez-Ramirez, Martin Mollhoff, Ian Nesbitt, Shankho Niyogi, Javier Ojeda, Adrien Oth, Simon Proud, Jay Pulli, Lise Retailleau, Annukka E. Rintamaki, Claudio Satriano, Martha K. Savage, Shanhar Shani-Kamiel, Reinoud Sleeman, Efthimios Sokos, Klaus Stammler, Alexander E. Stott, Shiba Subedi, Mathilde B. Sorensen, Taka’aki Taira, Mar Tapia, Faith Turhan, Ben van der Pluijm, Mark Vanstone, Jerome Vernge, Tommi A.T. Vuorinen, Tristram Warren, Joachim Wassermann, Han Xiao
Pseudo-prospective evaluation of UCERF3-ETAS forecasts during the 2019 Ridgecrest sequence Pseudo-prospective evaluation of UCERF3-ETAS forecasts during the 2019 Ridgecrest sequence
The 2019 Ridgecrest sequence provides the first opportunity to evaluate Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast v.3 with epidemic‐type aftershock sequences (UCERF3‐ETAS) in a pseudoprospective sense. For comparison, we include a version of the model without explicit faults more closely mimicking traditional ETAS models (UCERF3‐NoFaults). We evaluate the forecasts with new metrics...
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William J. Savran, Maximillian J. Werner, W. Marzocchi, David A. Rhoades, David D. Jackson, Kevin R. Milner, Edward H. Field, Andrew J. Michael
Evidence of previous faulting along the 2019 Ridgecrest, California earthquake ruptures Evidence of previous faulting along the 2019 Ridgecrest, California earthquake ruptures
The July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence in southeastern California was characterized as surprising because only ~35% of the rupture occurred on previously mapped faults. Employing more detailed inspection of pre-event high-resolution topography and imagery in combination with field observations, we document evidence of active faulting in the landscape along the entire fault system...
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Jessica Thompson Jobe, Belle E. Philibosian, Colin Chupik, Timothy E. Dawson, Scott E.K. Bennett, Ryan D. Gold, Christopher DuRoss, Tyler C. Ladinsky, Katherine J. Kendrick, Elizabeth Haddon, Ian Pierce, Brian J. Swanson, Gordon G. Seitz
San Andreas fault exploration using refraction tomography and S-wave-type and Fϕ-mode guided waves San Andreas fault exploration using refraction tomography and S-wave-type and Fϕ-mode guided waves
Surface ruptures from the 18 April 1906 M∼7.9 San Francisco earthquake were distributed over an ∼35‐meter‐wide zone at San Andreas Lake on the San Francisco Peninsula in California (Schussler, 1906). Since ∼1906, the surface ruptures have been largely covered by water, but with water levels at near‐historic low levels in 2008–2011, we observed that the 1906 surface ruptures were no...
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Rufus D. Catchings, Michael Rymer, Mark Goldman
Liquefaction and related ground failure from July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence Liquefaction and related ground failure from July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence
The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence produced a 4 July M 6.5 foreshock and a 5 July M 7.1 mainshock, along with 23 events with magnitudes greater than 4.5 in the 24 hr period following the mainshock. The epicenters of the two principal events were located in the Indian Wells Valley, northwest of Searles Valley near the towns of Ridgecrest, Trona, and Argus. We describe observed...
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Paolo Zimmaro, Chukwuebuka C Nweke, Janis Hernandez, Kenneth S Hudson, Martin B Hudson, Sean K Ahdi, Matt Boggs, Craig A. Davis, Christine A. Goulet, Scott J Brandenberg, Kenneth W. Hudnut, Jonathan P. Stewart
Factors influencing the probability of hydraulic fracturing induced seismicity in Oklahoma Factors influencing the probability of hydraulic fracturing induced seismicity in Oklahoma
Injection‐induced seismicity became an important issue over the past decade, and although much of the rise in seismicity is attributed to wastewater disposal, a growing number of cases have identified hydraulic fracturing (HF) as the cause. A recent study identified regions in Oklahoma where ≥75% of seismicity from 2010 to 2016 correlated with nearly 300 HF wells. To identify factors...
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Rosamiel Ries, Michael R. Brudzinski, Robert Skoumal, Brian S. Currie
Introduction to the Special Issue on the 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence Introduction to the Special Issue on the 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence
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Susan E. Hough, Zachary E. Ross, Timothy E. Dawson
ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System Performance During the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System Performance During the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
During July 2019, a sequence of earthquakes including a Mw6.4 foreshock and a Mw7.1 mainshock occurred near Ridgecrest, California. ShakeAlert, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ShakeAlert public Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system being developed for the U.S. West Coast, was operational during this time, though public alerting was only available within LA County. ShakeAlert created...
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Angela Chung, Men-Andrin Meier, Jennifer Andrews, Maren Bose, Brendan Crowell, Jeffrey J. McGuire, Deborah Smith
Towards understanding relationships between atmospheric pressure variations and long-period horizontal seismic data: A case study Towards understanding relationships between atmospheric pressure variations and long-period horizontal seismic data: A case study
Variations in atmospheric pressure have long been known to introduce noise in long-period (>10 s) seismic records. This noise can overwhelm signals of interest such as normal modes and surface waves. Generally, this noise is most pronounced on the horizontal components where it arises due to tilting of the seismometer in response to changes in atmospheric pressure. Several studies have...
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Alexis Casondra Bianca Alejandro, Adam T. Ringler, David C. Wilson, Robert E. Anthony, S.V. Moore
Kinematics of fault slip associated with the July 4-6 2019 Ridgecrest, Californai earthquakes sequence Kinematics of fault slip associated with the July 4-6 2019 Ridgecrest, Californai earthquakes sequence
The 2019 Ridgecrest, California, earthquake sequence produced observable crustal deformation over much of central and southern California, as well as surface rupture over several tens of kilometers. To obtain a detailed picture of the fault slip involved in the 4 July M 6.4 foreshock and 6 July M 7.1 mainshock, we combine strong‐motion seismic waveforms with crustal deformation...
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Frederick Pollitz, Jessica R. Murray, Jerry L. Svarc, Charles Wicks, Evelyn Roeloffs, Sarah E. Minson, Katherine M. Scharer, Katherine J. Kendrick, Kenneth W. Hudnut, Johanna Nevitt, Benjamin A. Brooks, David Mencin
New opportunities to study earthquake precursors New opportunities to study earthquake precursors
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M. E. Pritchard, R. M. Allen, T. W. Becker, M. D. Behn, E. E. Brodsky, R. Burgmann, C. Ebinger, J. T. Freymueller, M. C. Gerstenberger, B. Haines, Y. Kaneko, S. D. Jacobsen, N. Lindsey, Jeffrey J. McGuire, Morgan T. Page, S. Ruiz, M. Tolstoy, L. Wallace, W. R. Walter, W. Wilcock, H. Vincent