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3 March 2026—The Seismological Society of America (SSA) announced today the appointment of Stefano Parolai as the next editor-in-chief of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA). Parolai is the current director of the department of mathematics, computer science and geosciences of the University of Trieste and full … Continue Reading »
5 February 2026—The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that took place in 2018 on the south flank of Kīlauea on the Island of Hawaiʻi may have stalled episodes of periodic slow slip along a major fault underlying the volcano, according to a new study by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey. Since … Continue Reading »
7 January 2026—SSA has updated its position statements on Monitoring Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Other Hazards and Education and Workforce Development. Hazards Monitoring: SSA strongly recommends that the U.S. Congress continue to support and improve observing and hazard monitoring networks including the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), the Global Seismographic Network … Continue Reading »
5 September 2025—Resilience is a term often discussed in the face of a natural disaster such as a major earthquake, but the attributes of resilience and how they interact are rarely analyzed, researchers say in a new study published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. To learn … Continue Reading »
19 August 2025—What lies beneath Fickle Hill in northern California? Maybe the answer to an earthquake mystery that has puzzled seismologists for decades. The origin of the 1954 magnitude 6.5 earthquake that rattled residents around Humboldt Bay has been unclear, but a new study now suggests a surprising source: the … Continue Reading »
15 August 2025—The Seismological Society of America announces its search for the next Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA), its flagship, peer-reviewed international journal. Nominations for the position, including self-nominations, will be accepted through October 2025. The EIC leadership transition is scheduled to take … Continue Reading »