Advancing earthquake science worldwide
18 May 2026—In an ongoing effort to support and promote the outstanding work of SSA student members, the Society is pleased to present seven students with a 2026 Student Presentation Award. The SSA awards program seeks to highlight excellent student presentations (poster or oral) at the SSA Annual Meeting. Each … Continue Reading »
16 April 2026—The first qualitative study in the United States examining the experience of deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing individuals (DHH+) with earthquake early warning (EEW) highlights accessibility gaps in disaster alert systems. At the 2026 SSA Annual Meeting, a team of researchers led by Michele Cooke at the … Continue Reading »
13 April 2026—Zhigang Peng studies the physics of faulting, earthquake triggering, fault zone structures, earthquakes swarms, slow earthquakes, but lately he’s added a few other topics that veer away from the usual. Vibrations in a sewer pipe. Exploding rock outcrops. “In particular, what I have been working on the past … Continue Reading »
3 April 2026—Following the February application cycle, SSA awarded 11 grants to members at all career stages across our global community. The grants, funded by generous donations to the Society, will enable these scientists to share research, make professional connections and create events that help advance seismology. Community Grants SSA … 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 »
16 March 2026—“I actually started in space and worked my way back to Earth,” says Kat Dapré. During her Ph.D. with advisor Jessica Irving at the University of Bristol, Dapré began a six-month project on the seismology of Enceladus, the Saturn moon that has attracted lots of attention for its … Continue Reading »