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15 April 2026— A new look at the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate beneath the coast of northern Oregon suggests this subducting slab is shallower than previously thought, with impacts on potential peak ground shaking during a Cascadia megathrust earthquake. The Juan de Fuca plate dives beneath the North American … Continue Reading »
REVISION issued May 6, 2026: The original release stated in its seventh paragraph that, “An uncontrolled explosion of a subcritical experiment could potentially release radioactive material at levels harmful to workers within PULSE as well as nearby Nevada communities.” The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has asked this sentence to … Continue Reading »
30 March 2026— Norman Abrahamson of the University of California, Berkeley, Claire Doody of Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Daisuke Ishimura of Chiba University, Andrea Llenos of the U.S. Geological Survey, Hongrui Qiu of China University of Geosciences, Vladimir Shumila of ESG Solutions, and Elizabeth Silber of Sandia National Laboratory are … Continue Reading »
2 February 2026—The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS) and SSA are pleased to announce that Eduardo Miranda of Stanford University is the recipient of the 2026 Bruce Bolt Medal. Miranda was recognized for his contributions in developing new ground motion … Continue Reading »
19 December 2025—A record number of SSA members received travel grants to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting, including the first to receive a new Society grant for U.S.-based regular members. These grants were made possible through generous contributions to the General Fund, Annual Meeting Travel Fund and Kanamori Fund. Student … Continue Reading »
1 December 2025—SSA and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) are pleased to announce that Francisco José Sánchez-Sesma, professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), is the 2026 recipient of the William B. Joyner Lecture Award. Sánchez-Sesma will deliver the Joyner Lecture at the 2026 SSA Annual Meeting to … Continue Reading »