The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory conducts essential research on earthquakes and solid earth processes while collecting and delivering high quality geophysical data..
We provide robust earthquake and hazard information including real-time alerts to the public, in collaboration with our partners.
We enable the broad consumption of earthquake information by everyone while educating and training students at all levels and from all backgrounds.
The Great Berkeley ShakeOut & Preparedness Fair 2025
Ready for the next big earthquake? Practice your Drop (or Lock), Cover, and Hold On this ShakeOut at 10:16 am on October 16th. Join us after in Dwinelle Plaza (just past Sather Gate) from 11 am to 2 pm for demonstrations, information straight from experts, games, community resources, earthquake monitoring equipment and much much more!
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Berkeley shakes Bay Area overnight
Following a magnitude 4.3 earthquake in Berkeley on Monday morning, the city has experienced two other quakes...
Dr. Weiqiang Zhu is the 2025 recipient of the Charles F. Richter Early Career Award
Weiqiang Zhu, an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has been honored with the 2025 Charles F. Richter Early Career Award for his contributions to AI-based approaches to earthquake monitoring, numerical modeling and inverse problems that have pushed the frontier of seismological research.
Cal OES and UC Berkeley Announce New MyShake Tools for Early Earthquake Notification
Following two major earthquakes that shook California during the last two weeks, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and UC Berkeley Seismology Lab announce that the first-in-the-nation statewide earthquake early warning phone app, known as “MyShake,” is now available for download at no cost for Chromebooks and MacOS.
When Steamboat goes WHOOSH, scientists look for answers
Steamboat is the world’s tallest active geyser, but unlike Old Faithful, its eruptions are completely unpredictable. Now, a new analysis suggests that at least one recent Steamboat eruption got triggered by a small earthquake.
