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2018 Kīlauea Earthquake May Have Stalled Fault’s Slow Slip for Decades
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (715+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > BSSA > 2018 K'lauea Earthquake May Have Stalled Fault's Slow Slip for Decades 5 February 2026The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that took place in 2018 on the south flank of K'lauea on the Island of Hawai'i may have stalled episodes of periodic…...
Study Highlights Stressed Faults in Potential Shale Gas Region in South Africa
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (541+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > Journals > Study Highlights Stressed Faults in Potential Shale Gas Region in South Africa 3 February 2026A swarm of small earthquakes within the Karoo Basin in South Africa has revealed a critically stressed fault that could be perturbed…...
Eduardo Miranda Awarded the 2026 Bruce Bolt Medal
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (346+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > Annual Meeting > Eduardo Miranda Awarded the 2026 Bruce Bolt Medal 2 February 2026The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS) and SSA are pleased to announce that Eduardo Miranda of…...
New Analysis Disputes Historic Earthquake, Tsunami and Death Toll on Greek Island
1+ week, 6+ day ago (553+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > Journals > New Analysis Disputes Historic Earthquake, Tsunami and Death Toll on Greek Island 22 January 2026For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful tsunami and led to…...
At Work: Umar Afegbua Kadiri
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (476+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > At Work > At Work: Umar Afegbua Kadiri 15 January 2026" As an undergraduate, Umar Afegbua Kadiri already saw the Earth sciences as a "platform" for tackling complex, interdisciplinary questions about our planet. But his interest in seismology…...
2026 SSA Election Results
3+ week, 1+ day ago (109+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > Community > 2026 SSA Election Results 14 January 2026SSA announced the results from the 9 January 2026 election, conducted by YesElections!, a third-party independent firm. Four new members will join the board for three-year terms: Their terms will begin on 13 April…...
SSA Updates Position Statements on Hazards Monitoring and Education and Workforce
4+ week, 1+ day ago (101+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > BSSA > SSA Updates Position Statements on Hazards Monitoring and Education and Workforce 7 January 2026SSA has updated its position statements on Monitoring Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Other Hazards and Education and Workforce Development. SSA maintains position statements to…...
Generous Gifts Lead to More SSA Grants in 2026
4+ week, 2+ day ago (214+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > Community > Generous Gifts Lead to More SSA Grants in 2026 5 January 2026The Society stands ready to award nearly 50 percent more grants to members this year than it distributed to deserving recipients in 2025. This significant expansion has been…...
2026 Annual Meeting Travel Grants Announced
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (110+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > Annual Meeting > 2026 Annual Meeting Travel Grants Announced 19 December 2025A record number of SSA members received travel grants to attend the "2026 Annual Meeting, including the first to receive a new Society grant for U.S.-based regular members. These…...
At Work: Thanh-Son Phạm
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (741+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > At Work > At Work: Thanh-Son Ph'm 4 December 2025Thanh-Son Ph'm calls himself a "method developer." As a seismologist, this means that his interests are to develop ways to reach from the Earth's inner core to the…...