The field of seismology has seen in recent times significant advances driven by more sophisticated sensing methods and big data. Equally important has been the continuous development of statistical ...

Seismology is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth, while seismic exploration utilises controlled sources to image the subsurface. Collectively, ...

A network of simple seismic stations, hosted in volunteers’ homes, helped to rapidly evaluate and characterize the Mw7.2 Nippes earthquake in Haiti in 2021, as well as its subsequent aftershocks. The ...

Aotearoa New Zealand experiences frequent earthquakes, including destructive ones such as those that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and near Kaikōura in 2018. In the South Island, the largest ...

For Ernie Aaron, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego development technician, necessity was indeed the mother of invention. Aaron tackled a problem facing ...

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The Seismological Society of America (SSA) will present its highest honor, the 2017 Harry Fielding Reid Medal, to U.S. Geological Survey emeritus geologist George Plafker, for his transformative work ...

To predict when earthquakes are likely to occur, seismologists often use statistics to monitor how clusters of seismic activity evolve over time. However, this approach often fails to anticipate the ...

Fiber-optic cables can be used to detect earthquakes and other ground movements. The data cables can also pick up seismic signals from hammer shots, passing cars or wave movements in the ocean.

Coastal subsidence on the Nicoya Peninsula, shown in this washed-out sea wall, was evidence used in the “anticipation” of a major earthquake that occurred in 2012. Image from Protti et al., “Nicoya ...