Cecily J. Wolfe, Ph.D.
Cecily Wolfe is a geophysicist who serves as Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Coordinator and Associate Coordinator for Earthquake Hazards, Global Seismographic Network, and Geomagnetism Programs.
Cecily Wolfe is Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Coordinator and Associate Coordinator for Earthquake Hazards, Global Seismographic Network, and Geomagnetism Programs. She joined the USGS in 2012 and has helped oversee the development of the ANSS and its ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system. Before joining the USGS, she was a professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (2000-2012), a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1997-2000), and a postdoctoral fellow at the Carnegie Institution of Washington (1994-1996). She has over 50 publications in areas of seismology, marine seismology, earthquake studies, and volcanology.
Professional Experience
2012 - Present USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
2000 - 2012 University of Hawaii at Manoa
1997 - 2000 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1994 - 1996 Carnegie Institution of Washington
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program, 1994
B.A., Brown University, 1986
Science and Products
External Grants - Overview
Preliminary observations of the April 5th, 2024, Mw4.8 New Jersey earthquake
Geophysical advances triggered by 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake
A little more than 50 years ago, on 27 March 1964, the Great Alaska earthquake and tsunami struck. At moment magnitude 9.2, this earthquake is notable as the largest in U.S. written history and as the second-largest ever recorded by instruments worldwide. But what resonates today are its impacts on the understanding of plate tectonics, tsunami generation, and earthquake history as well as on the d
Ambient seismic noise interferometry in Hawai'i reveals long-range observability of volcanic tremor
High‐resolution locations of triggered earthquakes and tomographic imaging of Kilauea Volcano's south flank
Kiholo Bay, Hawaii, earthquake sequence of 2006: Relationship of the main shock slip with locations and source parameters of aftershocks
Magmatically triggered slow slip at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
Science and Products
External Grants - Overview
Preliminary observations of the April 5th, 2024, Mw4.8 New Jersey earthquake
Geophysical advances triggered by 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake
A little more than 50 years ago, on 27 March 1964, the Great Alaska earthquake and tsunami struck. At moment magnitude 9.2, this earthquake is notable as the largest in U.S. written history and as the second-largest ever recorded by instruments worldwide. But what resonates today are its impacts on the understanding of plate tectonics, tsunami generation, and earthquake history as well as on the d