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The Seismological Society of America (SSA), founded in 1906, is an international scientific society devoted to the advancement of earthquake science.
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If you're interested in historic earthquake data, check out this new #SRL paper about late 19th century and early 20th century data from Mexico and Guatemala. ⚒️

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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Looking for ways to tidy up your seismic data? Check out this new #SRL paper introducing PySolate, a Python-based toolset that denoises or designals data. ⚒️

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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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We've got 50+ technical sessions lined up for #SSA2026 next April in Pasadena, California. Now's the time to check out the sessions and plan to submit your abstract starting 1 December. #seismology #earthquake #engineering #tsunami #landslide #hazards buff.ly/zqyeN8Q ⚒️🧪
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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In a new #SRL paper, scientists identify the main hydrocarbon-bearing trap structures in the northern Tibetan plateau. ⚒️

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November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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📣 ONE WEEK LEFT to register for SSA's Networking to Find Collaborators and Build Your Career
📆 Tuesday 18 November, from 11 AM-Noon Pacific
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SSA members enjoy complimentary webinars, workshops and mentoring sessions. Click each event below to learn more and register. Networking to Find Collaborators and Build Your Career (18 November)…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Coseismic and Postseismic Displacements of the 2024 Mw 7.0 Wushi, China, Earthquake Observed from SAR Images #SRL ⚒️

Satellite data helps scientists explore the 2024 Wushi, China earthquake.

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November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Coseismic Deformation and Slip Distribution of the 2024 Mw 7.0 Wushi, Xinjiang, Earthquake from High‐Rate GNSS #SRL ⚒️

What was the orientation and depth of motion of the 2024 Wushi earthquake?

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November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 In a new #SRL paper, scientists introduce a deep learning model for automatically detecting acoustic emissions in laboratory shear experiments. ⚒️

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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 A new #SRL paper revisits historical seismological studies that accomplished two major feats: they identified a core that was distinct from Earth's mantle, and they detected (and verified!) a solid inner core.⚒️

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November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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How can physics informed neural networks, or PINNs, help seismologists explore first-arrival wavefronts? Find out in this new #BSSA paper. ⚒️

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November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Mechanisms and Implications of Lower Crust Earthquakes and Shallow Events Beneath Yanzhou Coal Mining Area, North China #SRL ⚒️

Analysis indicates that a 2017 event in the lower crust didn’t directly cause a subsequent uptick in shallow seismicity.

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November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 Hydraulic fracturing and induced seismicity have been the focus of much work within the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. A new #SRL paper characterizes induced seismicity associated with the South Montney Play. ⚒️

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November 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Which potentially active faults should be prioritized for future study in the Coast Mountains of western Canada? A new #BSSA paper proposes that the focus should be on faults near population centers like Vancouver. ⚒️

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November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 Scientists apply a new method to classify subduction zone events to the 2025 earthquake catalog for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The three categories are: crustal, interface, and intraslab. ⚒️

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November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 Do differences in mantle behavior above subducting plates affect postseismic deformation in the crust of the overriding plate? ⚒️

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November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Learning Earthquake Sources Using Symmetric Autoencoders #BSSA

Do deep earthquakes release their energy at once or in bursts? ⚒️

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November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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In a new #BSSA paper, researchers describe alternative approaches for selecting design fault displacement—the maximum fault displacement a structure can withstand. ⚒️

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November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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In a new #SRL paper, scientists explore how much the width of the seismogenic zone varies with depth for the the San Andreas, the Dead Sea, the North Anatolian, and the East Anatolian faults. ⚒️

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November 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟In a new #SRL paper, scientists use recordings from a month-long, densely distributed nodal deployment in the San Fernando Valley to find evidence for buried faults. ⚒️

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November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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📣 Attention student and early career SSA members! It's time to apply for your #SSA2026 SSA Annual Meeting Travel #Grant. Apply by 30 November and join all of your current (and future!) colleagues in Pasadena
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Advancing earthquake science worldwide
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November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟Modeling Seismic Intensity Envelopes for Earthquake Early Warning Applications #BSSA⚒️

Instead of predicting peak ground motion, a new model looks at predicting an envelope of ground motion.

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November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Seismic Lessons from the Implosion of Reser Stadium’s Western Stands and the Dense 177‐Node Corvallis Array #SRL⚒️

What can we learn about the seismic structure of a region when (part of a) structure is demolished?

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November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The ratio of P-wave velocity to S-wave velocity can tell seismologists about rock composition, fluid saturation, porosity, and fault-zone properties. How can its estimate be improved? Find out in #SRL ⚒️

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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Why was the 2016 Jama‐Pedernales earthquake so damaging? This event, which struck along the Ecuador and Colombia subduction interface, caused thousands of casualties and damage. Seismic data from Portoviejo illuminates what may have contributed. #BSSA ⚒️

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November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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@baoningwu.bsky.social Baoning Wu and Jeena Yun attended the International Joint Workshop on Slow-to-Fast Earthquakes in Japan as recipients of the 2025 Paul Andrew Spudich Travel Grant. Learn more about their experiences and how you can apply in Feb 2026 www.seismosoc.org/news/paul-an... ⚒️🧪
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM