Map of California & Nevada earthquakes

Research Program

Scientists at the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory conduct research on earthquakes on both the regional and global scales. Faculty, staff, and students are involved in a variety of active projects.

Research Groups Global Seismology Active Tectonics Regional Structure and Processes Earthquake Rupture and Warning Reports and Publications Annual Report Research Reports Publications Press releases and media reports Special Interest Source Studies Berkeley finite-source modeling Northridge rupture movie Berkeley regional moment tensor solutions Moment tensor simulation movie Yosemite rock fall 3D earthquake movie

Southern Pacific superswell: Lateral variation of Q at 200 km depth (top) and west-east cross section of the southern Pacific. Read more ...