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.
SSA Community #Grants offer the financial helping hand that so many our members need to take their small meetings, workshops and other mission-advancing events across the finish line. If this sounds like you, apply today! buff.ly/XSckGE0 ⚒️
February 18, 2026 at 11:01 PM
SSA Community #Grants offer the financial helping hand that so many our members need to take their small meetings, workshops and other mission-advancing events across the finish line. If this sounds like you, apply today! buff.ly/XSckGE0 ⚒️
In a new #SRL paper, scientists use satellite data to explore the magnitude 7.1 Tingri earthquake in Tibet and other shocks in the region, finding that these events ruptured an asymmetric, segmented Y‐shaped fault system. ⚒️
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February 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
In a new #SRL paper, scientists use satellite data to explore the magnitude 7.1 Tingri earthquake in Tibet and other shocks in the region, finding that these events ruptured an asymmetric, segmented Y‐shaped fault system. ⚒️
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Present to Past Reflection? Notes on the 1114/5 C.E. Earthquake Sequence After the February 2023 Türkiye Doublet #SRL⚒️
A reverse approach helps scientists constrain pre-instrumental earthquakes along the East Anatolian Fault zone.
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A reverse approach helps scientists constrain pre-instrumental earthquakes along the East Anatolian Fault zone.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Present to Past Reflection? Notes on the 1114/5 C.E. Earthquake Sequence After the February 2023 Türkiye Doublet #SRL⚒️
A reverse approach helps scientists constrain pre-instrumental earthquakes along the East Anatolian Fault zone.
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A reverse approach helps scientists constrain pre-instrumental earthquakes along the East Anatolian Fault zone.
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Do Earthquake‐Induced Rotational Ground Motions Matter? A Case Study from the Mw 7.8 Pazarcık Earthquake #BSSA ⚒️
Yes.
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Yes.
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February 18, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Do Earthquake‐Induced Rotational Ground Motions Matter? A Case Study from the Mw 7.8 Pazarcık Earthquake #BSSA ⚒️
Yes.
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Yes.
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In a new #SRL paper, scientists introduced a hierarchical Bayesian calibration framework to improve earthquake early warning. ⚒️
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February 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
In a new #SRL paper, scientists introduced a hierarchical Bayesian calibration framework to improve earthquake early warning. ⚒️
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In a new #BSSA paper, scientists investigate the 2022 magnitude 6.6 Luding earthquake by integrating seismic and geodetic observations. They also analyze background and aftershock seismicity to better characterize the Xianshuihe fault system. ⚒️
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February 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
In a new #BSSA paper, scientists investigate the 2022 magnitude 6.6 Luding earthquake by integrating seismic and geodetic observations. They also analyze background and aftershock seismicity to better characterize the Xianshuihe fault system. ⚒️
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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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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 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
Paper: buff.ly/nLTtpSW
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. ⚒️
buff.ly/ZOYShhJ
buff.ly/ZOYShhJ
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