Advancing earthquake science worldwide
17 August 2026—Speakers at the 2026 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) conference, including an SSA editor and Board member, shared new research on why induced seismicity remains relevant for hydrocarbon and geothermal energy exploration. Their presentations throughout the conference, held 2-7 August in Fukuoka, Japan, explained advancements in understanding the … Continue Reading »
17 August 2026—A tire blew out during a family car trip through Kansas, but it wasn’t all bad news for eight-year-old Nate Stevens, who was eager to dig for fossils along the road. “And then I started pulling out Inoceramid clam fossils, because anywhere in the middle of Kansas, you … Continue Reading »
28 July 2026— This July a $5,000 SSA Community Grant brought 42 students, teachers and early-career scientists from Nepal, India and Bhutan together in Kathmandu for hands-on training. The event, EARTH-Quake 2026: Enhancing Advanced Research, Technical Skills, and Human Capacity in Seismology, took place over three days at the Central … Continue Reading »
13 July 2026—Tsunamis in the deep ocean travel as fast as a high-speed train or even an airplane in some cases. “It’s quick, but not so quick,” says Yuchen Wang. “We have enough time between the tsunami generation and the tsunami arrival at the coast, and this time is very … Continue Reading »
15 June 2026—One hundred and fifty years of recorded earthquakes may sound like a lot of data, but it’s a drop in the bucket of the Earth’s 4.54 billion years, says Irene Liou. Liou, a postdoctoral researcher at the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, focuses on physics-based probabilistic seismic hazard … Continue Reading »
1 June 2026—The 30 June nomination deadline is fast approaching for both the 2027 William B. Joyner Memorial Lecturer and the 2027 Bruce Bolt Medalist. If you’re still looking for inspiration or guidance about nominating a peer or colleague, we invite you to check out some of the research that … Continue Reading »