Seismological Society of America
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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.
What happens when you consider #earthquakes as a social phenomenon? Learn more in this month's SSA At Work with Max Schneider! buff.ly/RCVMm4P ⚒️
February 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
What happens when you consider #earthquakes as a social phenomenon? Learn more in this month's SSA At Work with Max Schneider! buff.ly/RCVMm4P ⚒️
Source Mechanism and Rupture Directivity of Small Earthquakes in the Changning Region, China, Using Dense Array Data #SRL ⚒️
Researchers reveal a complex fault system beneath the Changning anticline.
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Researchers reveal a complex fault system beneath the Changning anticline.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Source Mechanism and Rupture Directivity of Small Earthquakes in the Changning Region, China, Using Dense Array Data #SRL ⚒️
Researchers reveal a complex fault system beneath the Changning anticline.
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Researchers reveal a complex fault system beneath the Changning anticline.
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A new study considers the the Zougahana fault in Kyushu, Japan, and its relationship to the Futagawa fault and Aso caldera. The team uses paleoseismology to explore. Find out more in #BSSA. ⚒️
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February 17, 2026 at 3:01 AM
A new study considers the the Zougahana fault in Kyushu, Japan, and its relationship to the Futagawa fault and Aso caldera. The team uses paleoseismology to explore. Find out more in #BSSA. ⚒️
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How do you assess different seismic velocity models of the lithosphere? Scientists look at four models for the Sichuan-Yunnan region of China, comparing them and exploring ways to improve such models. #SRL ⚒️
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February 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM
How do you assess different seismic velocity models of the lithosphere? Scientists look at four models for the Sichuan-Yunnan region of China, comparing them and exploring ways to improve such models. #SRL ⚒️
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A Ground‐Motion Model for the Vertical Ground‐Motion Component Based on Empirical Data from the NGA‐East Data Set #BSSA ⚒️
Understanding the vertical component of earthquakes is critical because it can damage structures like highway bridges and power plants.
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Understanding the vertical component of earthquakes is critical because it can damage structures like highway bridges and power plants.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
A Ground‐Motion Model for the Vertical Ground‐Motion Component Based on Empirical Data from the NGA‐East Data Set #BSSA ⚒️
Understanding the vertical component of earthquakes is critical because it can damage structures like highway bridges and power plants.
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Understanding the vertical component of earthquakes is critical because it can damage structures like highway bridges and power plants.
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📣PRESS RELEASE📣 A magnitude 6.9 earthquake that took place on the south flank of Kīlauea on the Island of Hawaiʻi may have stalled episodes of periodic slow slip, according to a new #BSSA paper. ⚒️
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PAPER:https://buff.ly/bNUFl92
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PAPER:https://buff.ly/bNUFl92
2018 Kīlauea Earthquake May Have Stalled Fault’s Slow Slip for Decades | Seismological Society of America
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…
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February 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM
📣PRESS RELEASE📣 A magnitude 6.9 earthquake that took place on the south flank of Kīlauea on the Island of Hawaiʻi may have stalled episodes of periodic slow slip, according to a new #BSSA paper. ⚒️
PRESS RELEASE: buff.ly/OY10yq2
PAPER:https://buff.ly/bNUFl92
PRESS RELEASE: buff.ly/OY10yq2
PAPER:https://buff.ly/bNUFl92
Can rock quarrying lead to earthquake swarms? A new #SRL study explores one such relationship in Connecticut, considering favorable stress regime, fault orientation and rock characteristics. ⚒️
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February 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Can rock quarrying lead to earthquake swarms? A new #SRL study explores one such relationship in Connecticut, considering favorable stress regime, fault orientation and rock characteristics. ⚒️
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟In a new #BSSA paper, scientists present a Monte Carlo method for computing seismicity rate from earthquake catalogs that includes a range of uncertainties. ⚒️
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February 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟In a new #BSSA paper, scientists present a Monte Carlo method for computing seismicity rate from earthquake catalogs that includes a range of uncertainties. ⚒️
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Rapid Seismicity Monitoring After the March 2023 Ms 4.5 Earthquake Around the Xinfengjiang Reservoir, China #SRL ⚒️
What can induced seismicity beneath a reservoir tell scientists about fluid loading and migration?
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What can induced seismicity beneath a reservoir tell scientists about fluid loading and migration?
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February 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Rapid Seismicity Monitoring After the March 2023 Ms 4.5 Earthquake Around the Xinfengjiang Reservoir, China #SRL ⚒️
What can induced seismicity beneath a reservoir tell scientists about fluid loading and migration?
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What can induced seismicity beneath a reservoir tell scientists about fluid loading and migration?
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Looking for another way to efficiently compute synthetic seismograms in a layered half-space? #BSSA has a paper for you! ⚒️
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February 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Looking for another way to efficiently compute synthetic seismograms in a layered half-space? #BSSA has a paper for you! ⚒️
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 In a new #SRL paper, scientists explore the impact of different magnitude conversion scales on seismic hazard models with a focus on the Eastern US. ⚒️
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February 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 In a new #SRL paper, scientists explore the impact of different magnitude conversion scales on seismic hazard models with a focus on the Eastern US. ⚒️
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Asymmetric Y‐Shaped Structural Rupture of the 2025 Mw 7.1 Tingri, Southern Tibet, Earthquake Available #SRL ⚒️
What’s the relationship between a 2020 Tingri event and the later 2025 magnitude 7.1 Tingri earthquake that occurred in southern Tibet?
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What’s the relationship between a 2020 Tingri event and the later 2025 magnitude 7.1 Tingri earthquake that occurred in southern Tibet?
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/arti...
February 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Asymmetric Y‐Shaped Structural Rupture of the 2025 Mw 7.1 Tingri, Southern Tibet, Earthquake Available #SRL ⚒️
What’s the relationship between a 2020 Tingri event and the later 2025 magnitude 7.1 Tingri earthquake that occurred in southern Tibet?
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/arti...
What’s the relationship between a 2020 Tingri event and the later 2025 magnitude 7.1 Tingri earthquake that occurred in southern Tibet?
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/arti...
What’s the relationship between seismicity and geodetically determined slow slip events in the Hikurangi subduction zone? It’s complicated, a new #SRL reports. ⚒️
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February 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM
What’s the relationship between seismicity and geodetically determined slow slip events in the Hikurangi subduction zone? It’s complicated, a new #SRL reports. ⚒️
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🌟PRESS RELEASE🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 A swarm of small earthquakes within the Karoo Basin in South Africa has revealed a critically stressed fault that could be perturbed by potential shale gas exploration in the area, according to a new #SRL paper. ⚒️
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Press release: buff.ly/TMRC063
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February 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🌟PRESS RELEASE🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 A swarm of small earthquakes within the Karoo Basin in South Africa has revealed a critically stressed fault that could be perturbed by potential shale gas exploration in the area, according to a new #SRL paper. ⚒️
Press release: buff.ly/TMRC063
Paper: buff.ly/nLTtpSW
Press release: buff.ly/TMRC063
Paper: buff.ly/nLTtpSW
In a new #BSSA paper, scientists explore seismic data collected as part of the Blue Canyon Dome Phase II, an experiment consisting of eight chemical explosions west of Socorro, New Mexico. ⚒️
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February 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
In a new #BSSA paper, scientists explore seismic data collected as part of the Blue Canyon Dome Phase II, an experiment consisting of eight chemical explosions west of Socorro, New Mexico. ⚒️
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Concentrated Rupture of the 2022 Mw 6.6 Luding Earthquake Bounded by Stress and Geometry Barriers Available #BSSA ⚒️
Scientists find that Luding rupture terminated at stress and geometry barriers, highlighting mechanical controls.
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Scientists find that Luding rupture terminated at stress and geometry barriers, highlighting mechanical controls.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Concentrated Rupture of the 2022 Mw 6.6 Luding Earthquake Bounded by Stress and Geometry Barriers Available #BSSA ⚒️
Scientists find that Luding rupture terminated at stress and geometry barriers, highlighting mechanical controls.
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Scientists find that Luding rupture terminated at stress and geometry barriers, highlighting mechanical controls.
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 How important is topography when it comes to ground motion measurements? That depends, but cliffs, as a new #BSSA paper demonstrates, can be a problem. ⚒️
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February 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 How important is topography when it comes to ground motion measurements? That depends, but cliffs, as a new #BSSA paper demonstrates, can be a problem. ⚒️
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A proposed improvement to earthquake early warning uses the 2008 Wenchuan and 2013 Lushan earthquakes, both in the Sichuan region of China, as case studies. Find out more in #SRL. ⚒️
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February 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
A proposed improvement to earthquake early warning uses the 2008 Wenchuan and 2013 Lushan earthquakes, both in the Sichuan region of China, as case studies. Find out more in #SRL. ⚒️
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Evaluating Lithospheric Velocity Models in the Sichuan–Yunnan Region of China with Full‐Waveform Simulations Available #SRL ⚒️
What’s the most accurate velocity model of the lithosphere in China’s Sichuan-Yunnan region?
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What’s the most accurate velocity model of the lithosphere in China’s Sichuan-Yunnan region?
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February 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Evaluating Lithospheric Velocity Models in the Sichuan–Yunnan Region of China with Full‐Waveform Simulations Available #SRL ⚒️
What’s the most accurate velocity model of the lithosphere in China’s Sichuan-Yunnan region?
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What’s the most accurate velocity model of the lithosphere in China’s Sichuan-Yunnan region?
buff.ly/PyFbiog
🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 Can Raspberry Shake stations monitor geothermal-related seismicity in urban environments? A new #SRL explores this question based on a deployment near Strasbourg, France. ⚒️
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February 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 Can Raspberry Shake stations monitor geothermal-related seismicity in urban environments? A new #SRL explores this question based on a deployment near Strasbourg, France. ⚒️
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In a new #BSSA paper, scientists explore the Zougahana fault, which ruptured during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence on Japan’s Kyushu Island. ⚒️
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February 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
In a new #BSSA paper, scientists explore the Zougahana fault, which ruptured during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence on Japan’s Kyushu Island. ⚒️
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 Capturing the Uncertainty of Seismicity Observations in Earthquake Rate Estimates: Implications for Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis and the USGS National Seismic Hazard Model #BSSA ⚒️
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February 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟 Capturing the Uncertainty of Seismicity Observations in Earthquake Rate Estimates: Implications for Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis and the USGS National Seismic Hazard Model #BSSA ⚒️
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DAS deployed down a well can help scientists monitor enhanced geothermal system sites (or oil and gas sites) for induced seismicity. A new #BSSA paper looks at such data from Blue Mountain, Nevada. ⚒️
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February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
DAS deployed down a well can help scientists monitor enhanced geothermal system sites (or oil and gas sites) for induced seismicity. A new #BSSA paper looks at such data from Blue Mountain, Nevada. ⚒️
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📢CALL FOR PAPERS📢#BSSA is soliciting manuscripts for a Special Issue on Earthquake Physics, Earthquake Forecasting, and Beyond – 50 Years After the 1975 Ms 7.3 Haicheng Earthquake ⚒️
Deadline for Submission: 31 March 2026
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Deadline for Submission: 31 March 2026
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February 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
📢CALL FOR PAPERS📢#BSSA is soliciting manuscripts for a Special Issue on Earthquake Physics, Earthquake Forecasting, and Beyond – 50 Years After the 1975 Ms 7.3 Haicheng Earthquake ⚒️
Deadline for Submission: 31 March 2026
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Deadline for Submission: 31 March 2026
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📣PRESS RELEASE📣 In a new #BSSA paper, scientists present evidence that a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that took place on the south flank of Kīlauea on the Island of Hawaiʻi may have stalled episodes of periodic slow slip. ⚒️
PRESS RELEASE: buff.ly/OY10yq2
PAPER:https://buff.ly/bNUFl92
PRESS RELEASE: buff.ly/OY10yq2
PAPER:https://buff.ly/bNUFl92
2018 Kīlauea Earthquake May Have Stalled Fault’s Slow Slip for Decades | Seismological Society of America
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…
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February 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
📣PRESS RELEASE📣 In a new #BSSA paper, scientists present evidence that a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that took place on the south flank of Kīlauea on the Island of Hawaiʻi may have stalled episodes of periodic slow slip. ⚒️
PRESS RELEASE: buff.ly/OY10yq2
PAPER:https://buff.ly/bNUFl92
PRESS RELEASE: buff.ly/OY10yq2
PAPER:https://buff.ly/bNUFl92