Seismological Society of America

3 April 2026—Following the February application cycle, SSA awarded 11 grants to members at all career stages across our global community. The grants, funded by generous donations to the Society, will enable these scientists to share research, make professional connections and create events that help advance seismology. Community Grants SSA … Continue Reading » The post February Grants Announced f…

1 April 2026—Slow roiling convection currents deep within the Earth’s mantle, which are associated with the movements of tectonic plates, also deform the material of the mantle itself. Now, a new study in The Seismic Record confirms that much of this deformation in the lowest level of the mantle occurs … Continue Reading » The post Global Map Shows Deep Mantle Deformation Is Linked to Subducted S…

30 March 2026— Norman Abrahamson of the University of California, Berkeley, Claire Doody of Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Daisuke Ishimura of Chiba University, Andrea Llenos of the U.S. Geological Survey, Hongrui Qiu of China University of Geosciences, Vladimir Shumila of ESG Solutions, and Elizabeth Silber of Sandia National Laboratory are … Continue Reading » The post SSA Announces 2025 Outs…

16 March 2026—“I actually started in space and worked my way back to Earth,” says Kat Dapré. During her Ph.D. with advisor Jessica Irving at the University of Bristol, Dapré began a six-month project on the seismology of Enceladus, the Saturn moon that has attracted lots of attention for its … Continue Reading » The post At Work: Kat Dapré first appeared on Seismological Society of America .

11 March 2026—The Seismological Society of America announces its search for the next editor-in-chief (EIC) of The Seismic Record (TSR), its open-access, online-only journal publishing short-form papers covering the entire spectrum of seismological science. Nominations for the position, including self-nominations, will be accepted through 30 June 2026. SSA has initiated … Continue Reading » The po…

3 March 2026—The Seismological Society of America (SSA) announced today the appointment of Stefano Parolai as the next editor-in-chief of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA). Parolai is the current director of the department of mathematics, computer science and geosciences of the University of Trieste and full … Continue Reading » The post Stefano Parolai Named BSSA Editor…

23 February 2026—Water leakage during the construction of a hydropower tunnel in northern Norway may have been the trigger for a nearby earthquake swarm that occurred three years later, according to a new analysis published in The Seismic Record. The swarm at Sørfjorden began in June 2023 and continued in … Continue Reading » The post Leak During Norwegian Hydropower Tunnel Construction May Have …

17 February 2026—Throughout his school years, Max Schneider was interested in math and science. But he also liked writing for local and campus newspapers. Then again, he enjoyed leading community service projects, cleaning up the beaches and volunteering in soup kitchens. And there was also his love of the performing … Continue Reading » The post At Work: Max Schneider first appeared on Seismolog…

5 February 2026— Three SSA grant programs and the Government Relations Fellowship will accept applications in February, offering members the financial support they need to expand their professional networks, share their research and help advance the field of seismology worldwide. The Society’s Global Travel Grant program helps early-career and student … Continue Reading » The post Take Your Resea…

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 underlying the volcano, according to a new study by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey. Since … Continue Reading » The post 2018 Kīlauea Earthquake May Have Stalled Fault’s Slow Slip for Decades first …

3 February 2026—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 report in Seismological Research Letters. The analysis by Benjamin Whitehead of the University of … Continue Reading » The post Study Highlights Stressed Faults in Potential Shale Gas…

2 February 2026—The 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 Stanford University is the recipient of the 2026 Bruce Bolt Medal. Miranda was recognized for his contributions in developing new ground motion … Continue Reading » The post Eduardo Miranda Awar…

22 January 2026—For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful tsunami and led to the deaths of as many as 600 people. But a new analysis of primary accounts of the event by Ioanna Triantafyllou at Hellenic Mediterranean University … Continue Reading » The post New Analysis Disputes Historic Earthquake, Tsunami and Death Toll…

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 came after he completed his master’s degree, when Nigeria began experiencing a series of intraplate earthquakes. “At that time, seismology … Continue Reading » The post At Work: Umar Afegbua Kadi…

14 January 2026—SSA 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: Aybige Akinci, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy (INGV) Esteban Chavez, Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) … Continue Reading » The post 2026 SSA…

7 January 2026—SSA has updated its position statements on Monitoring Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Other Hazards and Education and Workforce Development. Hazards Monitoring: SSA strongly recommends that the U.S. Congress continue to support and improve observing and hazard monitoring networks including the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), the Global Seismographic Network … Continue Reading » …

5 January 2026—The 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 made possible by the record-breaking gift from the estate of Clarence Allen, the Society’s 41st president. When Allen’s $1.6 million … Continue Reading » The post Generous Gifts Lead to More SSA Grants in 2026 …

19 December 2025—A 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 grants were made possible through generous contributions to the General Fund, Annual Meeting Travel Fund and Kanamori Fund. Student … Continue Reading » The post 2026 Annual Meeting Travel Grants Announc…

Register today to grow your career at all levels! 8 December 2025—SSA’s many member benefits include access to complimentary training sessions led by experts who understand our science as well as our ever-changing industry. Take advantage of more than 25 hours of free professional development offerings in early 2026—register today! On … Continue Reading » The post Don’t Miss SSA’s Expert-led Trai…

4 December 2025—Thanh-Son Phạm 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 ice sheets of Antarctica. Phạm, a research fellow at the Australian National University, discovered the geosciences after studying mathematics and … Continue Reading » The post At Work: Thanh-Son Phạm first appeared on …