Allen Husker
@ahusker.bsky.social
Manager of the Southern California Seismic Network and
Research Professor at Caltech
Earthquakes, EEW, Moonquakes, Plate Tectonics, etc. Por cierto, trabajaba en la UNAM en México por mucho tiempo también.
Research Professor at Caltech
Earthquakes, EEW, Moonquakes, Plate Tectonics, etc. Por cierto, trabajaba en la UNAM en México por mucho tiempo también.
Reposted by Allen Husker
Most if not all geophysics faculty at the R1 where I went to grad school would become ineligible for future federal funding if this ban passes congress. 🧪⚒️
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Most if not all geophysics faculty at the R1 where I went to grad school would become ineligible for future federal funding if this ban passes congress. 🧪⚒️
Monsters are spotted after natural disasters. Ways to deal with trauma. Monster Theory.
#hazards
youtube.com/shorts/7ontf...
#hazards
youtube.com/shorts/7ontf...
The half-bat half-sasquatch legend born from a volcano
YouTube video by Storied
youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Monsters are spotted after natural disasters. Ways to deal with trauma. Monster Theory.
#hazards
youtube.com/shorts/7ontf...
#hazards
youtube.com/shorts/7ontf...
Happy birthday, Marie Skłodowska-Curie! She was born November 7th, 158 years ago. Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel prize, and to this day the only woman to win two Nobel prizes, which where Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911.
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Happy birthday, Marie Skłodowska-Curie! She was born November 7th, 158 years ago. Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel prize, and to this day the only woman to win two Nobel prizes, which where Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911.
Este sigue siendo de los mejores documentales de sismos en México... Y no solo porque me entrevistaron.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DkR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DkR...
19 S La Tierra Grita. A Un Año
YouTube video by ADN Opinión
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Este sigue siendo de los mejores documentales de sismos en México... Y no solo porque me entrevistaron.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DkR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DkR...
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Another article about Alaska Earthquake Center and tsunami funding cuts www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/11/01/s...
November 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Another article about Alaska Earthquake Center and tsunami funding cuts www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/11/01/s...
US Immigration uses facial recognition. I didn't need my passport to enter the country. Is that bad or good?
November 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
US Immigration uses facial recognition. I didn't need my passport to enter the country. Is that bad or good?
Marlena Shaw radio on the rotation today.
October 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Marlena Shaw radio on the rotation today.
We celebrated the retirement of this great civil servant who dedicated his life to work he thought was important. He was a veteran and then a really great field engineer who designed our radio telemetry array in the desert. It is unfortunate that the hiring freeze means that there is no predecessor.
Congratulations to longtime USGS field tech Scott Lydeen on his retirement! Scott spent decades maintaining & upgrading SCSN stations across SoCal, always innovating and working hand-in-hand with Caltech staff. His legacy lives on, not least at the seismic site named after him. Thank you, Scott!
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We celebrated the retirement of this great civil servant who dedicated his life to work he thought was important. He was a veteran and then a really great field engineer who designed our radio telemetry array in the desert. It is unfortunate that the hiring freeze means that there is no predecessor.
Reposted by Allen Husker
Congratulations to longtime USGS field tech Scott Lydeen on his retirement! Scott spent decades maintaining & upgrading SCSN stations across SoCal, always innovating and working hand-in-hand with Caltech staff. His legacy lives on, not least at the seismic site named after him. Thank you, Scott!
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Congratulations to longtime USGS field tech Scott Lydeen on his retirement! Scott spent decades maintaining & upgrading SCSN stations across SoCal, always innovating and working hand-in-hand with Caltech staff. His legacy lives on, not least at the seismic site named after him. Thank you, Scott!
My grad student's paper on thermal moonquake classification is out! Yuri Tamama found quakes originating from lunar boulders for the first time. Specifically from the one in the photo.
September 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My grad student's paper on thermal moonquake classification is out! Yuri Tamama found quakes originating from lunar boulders for the first time. Specifically from the one in the photo.
Kids ignoring me and photobombed by a lifeguard.
September 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Kids ignoring me and photobombed by a lifeguard.
Interesting to see what congress people put on their doors. This was from my visit to DC. The weirdest thing was staffers from Appropriations didn't know if universities really had their money cut off. They asked us. (The answer is yes.) Lawmakers learn things at the last minute too from the WH.
September 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Interesting to see what congress people put on their doors. This was from my visit to DC. The weirdest thing was staffers from Appropriations didn't know if universities really had their money cut off. They asked us. (The answer is yes.) Lawmakers learn things at the last minute too from the WH.
So interesting tidbit I learned during my Capitol Hill visit. The house just passed a version of a continuing resolution that has language that allows the president to use the funds as he wishes. It makes it less likely to pass the Senate and more likely to go to gov shutdown.
September 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
So interesting tidbit I learned during my Capitol Hill visit. The house just passed a version of a continuing resolution that has language that allows the president to use the funds as he wishes. It makes it less likely to pass the Senate and more likely to go to gov shutdown.
I'm on Capitol Hill to talk about ShakeAlert.
September 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I'm on Capitol Hill to talk about ShakeAlert.
With California representative Judy Chu.
September 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
With California representative Judy Chu.
Just arrived in DC. There's little to no evidence of the national guard here. I'm eating at a place downtown. i don't see much difference from when I was here in December.
September 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Just arrived in DC. There's little to no evidence of the national guard here. I'm eating at a place downtown. i don't see much difference from when I was here in December.
Rep Maxine Waters is on my flight to DC today. Cool.
September 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Rep Maxine Waters is on my flight to DC today. Cool.
In case you've never been in an aftershock sequence... this is a seismic record for the 2 days after the 1994 Northridge earthquake in northern LA. Most of these were felt by the public. The earthquakes continue after the big one.
September 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In case you've never been in an aftershock sequence... this is a seismic record for the 2 days after the 1994 Northridge earthquake in northern LA. Most of these were felt by the public. The earthquakes continue after the big one.