Advancing earthquake science worldwide
15 April 2025—Fiber optic cable deployed on a Swiss glacier detected the seismic signals of crevasses opening in the ice, confirming that the technology could be useful in monitoring such icequakes, according to a report at the Seismological Society of America’s Annual Meeting. Crevassing is important to the stability of … Continue Reading »
15 April 2025—The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now confirmed. At the Seismological Society of America’s Annual Meeting, researchers from around the globe shared early insights into the earthquake’s … Continue Reading »
20 January 2025–SSA is pleased to announce the recipients of several of the Society’s awards for 2025. The Harry Fielding Reid Medal, the Charles F. Richter Early Career Award, the Frank Press Public Service Award and the SSA Distinguished Service Award are among the highest honors conferred by the Society. … Continue Reading »
1 November 2024–The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and SSA are pleased to announce that Laurie Baise, professor and chair of the department of civil and environmental engineering at Tufts University, is the 2025 recipient of the William B. Joyner Lecture Award. Baise will deliver the Joyner Lecture at the … Continue Reading »
29 July 2024–In the spring of 2024, Arsène Sadiki traveled from Goma Volcano Observatory (GVO) to share his research on the seismic precursors to the May 2021 eruption of Nyiragongo volcano. This volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo once played a significant role in Sadiki’s career choice, he recalled. … Continue Reading »
Honoring Student Excellence in Anchorage In an ongoing effort to support and promote the outstanding work of SSA student members, the Society is pleased to present 19 students with a 2024 Student Presentation Award. The SSA awards program seeks to highlight excellent student presentations (poster or oral) at the SSA … Continue Reading »