Join the EarthScope Consortium-opterated NSF National Geophysical Facility and CRESCENT for a Geoscience Career Panel webinar showcasing diverse career paths across academia, industry, government, nonprofit, consulting, and beyond.
Register & meet the panelists ➡️ https://loom.ly/C5czWbs
Thanks to everyone who joined us for SSA's Special Interest Group session about CRESCENT on Friday. We also want to give a special shoutout to the three Twinning Students who presented their projects from last year’s program!
LIVE: Japan coastline after 7.4 earthquake strikes
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck off the northeastern coast of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It warned of a tsunami as high as 3 meters in Iwate, Aomori & Hokkaido prefecturs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mnc...
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Applications are still open for CRESCENT's Partnerships & Applications Workshop, 25-26 June, 2026! This year's focus is on scenario uses, needs, and collaborations for Cascadia.
Apply here by Thursday, April 30th: https://ow.ly/njBC50YwWLm
Event webpage: https://ow.ly/T3HO50YwWLn
Are you at the SSA Annual Meeting? Join us tomorrow for CRESCENT’s Special Interest Group session! CRESCENT leaders will share updates on the center’s latest research, accomplishments & what’s ahead for earthquake science in the Cascadia region.
https://ow.ly/pNj350YIlrH
Washington is Earthquake Country. Today is the anniversary of the Olympia #earthquake back in 1949. Do you remember the quake? Learn how you can get prepared for the next earthquake at mil.wa.gov/earthquake.
A black and white photograph showing earthquake damage to the cupola of the Legislative Building in Olympia, with wooden braces and rope from the repairs.
A black and white photo showing earthquake damage to the Old Capitol Building in Olympia, with workmen, scaffolding, and a crane visible.
A black and white photograph showing a man working on a truck, a car partially crushed by fallen bricks in front of a large brick smokestack, and a damaged wood-frame building.
A black and white photograph of two boys looking at earthquake damage, including fallen brick and masonry, in front of the New Governor Hotel on Capitol Way in Olympia.
77 years ago—on April 13, 1949—a deep M6.7 earthquake shook up western Washington. Photographs from the Washington State Archives show some of the damage to Olympia. Similar earthquakes struck again in 1965 & 2001, and we are likely to see another in the next few decades: pnsn.org/education/pn...
NSF National Geophysical Facility operated by EarthScope booth. The booth has a large backdrop banner in EarthScope colors, and a table topped with table runners, stickers, and posters.
We're here at #SSA2026 in Pasadena, CA this week! Stop by our booth to learn about new NSF NGF offerings and take home some geophysical goodies!
We're at the Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting this week! See where our affiliates are presenting, plus events like the Awards Ceremony and our CRESCENT Special Interest Group session. Congrats to Ruth Harris on the 2026 Distinguished Service to SSA Award! ➡️ https://ow.ly/g65050YIkpv
Applications close Wednesday! Apply now for CRESCENT's geodesy-focused technical short course "Strain Accumulation and Release from GNSS", led by members of the Coupling, Seismicity, and Slow Slip (C3S) working group.
Learn more and apply ⬇️
https://ow.ly/jcrJ50YHNhC
Applications close Wednesday! 2026–2027 Undergraduate Twinning Program - a paid, year-long research opportunity for undergraduates interested in subduction zone science and natural hazards.
Project Descriptions & Application: cascadiaquakes.org/geoscience-education-and...
Apply for CRESCENT's "Reading the Earthquake Record: A Field Course in Paleoseismology". Travel, lodging & meals provided. For grad students, postdocs, & early careers who have research/application needs for using/collecting paleoseismic data.
Learn more & apply ⬇️
https://ow.ly/rOIq50YGHK1
REMINDER: Join us for a CRESCENT Spring Virtual Session, featuring short talks by 2024-25 Seed Grant Recipients.
Register:
ow.ly/ZFjh50YFsSR
Read past reports:
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Request for Proposals for 2026-27 CRESCENT Seed Grant Program:
ow.ly/yWXu50YFsSP
It’s 🛠️ #FieldWorkFriday
Two new camera installs in WA, making these our 2nd and 3rd camera installs of 2026.
📍Newest additions: Ski Badger and Chelan
🔗Watch on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty
That brings us to 5 cameras across WA!
Do we need a rebrand to PNWHAZ? 🧐
REMINDER: Application open for CRESCENT's Partnerships & Applications Workshop, 25-26 June, 2026! This year's focus is on scenario uses, needs, and collaborations for Cascadia.
Apply here by Friday, April 17th: https://ow.ly/njBC50YwWLm
Event webpage: https://ow.ly/T3HO50YwWLn
On this day in 1964, the second-largest earthquake ever recorded struck the Prince William Sound region of Alaska. This magnitude 9.2 earthquake radically transformed Alaska and our understanding of plate tectonics, tsunami generation, and earthquakes.
Learn more ➡️ https://loom.ly/LJEDS8E
Join the EarthScope Consortium-operated NSF National Geophysical Facility and CRESCENT for a Geoscience Career Panel webinar showcasing diverse career paths across academia, industry, government, nonprofit, consulting, and beyond.
Register & meet the panelists ➡️ https://loom.ly/C5czWbs
Join @earthscope.org's webinar tomorrow featuring Margarita Solares-Colón, CRESCENT's new postdoc in the C3S Working Group.
Don't miss the Cascadia CoPes Hub Colloquium: Communicating coastal hazards science for efficacy tomorrow 9-10am PST! Register here: oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/7SbciTK...
Application open for CRESCENT's Partnerships & Applications Workshop, 25-26 June, 2026! This year's focus is on scenario uses, needs, and collaborations for Cascadia.
Apply here: https://ow.ly/tlVz50YwWLp
Event webpage: https://ow.ly/ZVXX50YwWLo
Registration Deadline Extended to Friday 3/20! Statewide California Earthquake Center & CRESCENT are co-facilitating an interactive training that helps mentors build skills for engaging in productive, research mentoring relationships.
Learn more & register ⬇️
https://ow.ly/cMM350YvpXk
Join our Spring Virtual Session: Updates on 2024-25 Seed Awards. The Seed Grant program's goal is to expand the reach beyond CRESCENT's research plan. This session aims to connect seed grant recipients to the CRESCENT community to learn about current projects.
Register ⬇️
ow.ly/Yh3k50Yvpie
Registration closes Monday! Advancing Research Excellence for Through Intentional Mentorship for a Stronger Geoscience Workforce! Open to researchers at all career stages who are interested in strengthening their mentoring skills.
Learn more and register ⬇️
https://ow.ly/5nOF50YcBfq
A black wave of water over-topping a coastal wall, carrying cars and boats inland. 📷 地震調査研究推進本部事務局, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=136394929
March 11 marks the 15th anniversary of the 3rd-largest seismic event ever recorded, the magnitude 9.1 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Recovery from this devastating event is still ongoing. Research into ways to make our society more resilient to nature's unpredictability continues.
We are delighted to announce the 2026-27 CRESCENT Seed Grant Program and request proposals for funding. Any researchers in the US that are part of an institution or organization that is eligible for regular NSF funding are invited to apply.
https://cascadiaquakes.org/science/#smallgrants
Two new open resources from CRESCENT: the Earthquake Catalog Repository & Viewer and the Cascadia Ground Failure Viewer. Explore curated datasets and interactive tools for seismicity and ground failure in Cascadia—supporting research, education, and hazard assessment.
https://ow.ly/1tTk50Yrpw7
USGS Community Internet Intensity Map showing 11033 Did You Feel It? responses from the Orcas Island M4.5 earthquake
Phone screen showing Emergency Alert with text reading "Earthquake Detected! Drop, Cover, Hold On. Protect Yourself. -USGS ShakeAlert"
A year ago, Washington got its first ShakeAlert warning for a M4.5 beneath Orcas Island. Thousands of people received an earthquake early warning alert—and over ten thousand reported feeling shaking! The alert system is working and ready for the next one: www.washington.edu/research-mak...
A wooden frame holds a metal box, both covered in snow standing in a clearing within a forest. A tall metal framed tower extends upwards behind it.
One of the PNSN field staffers stands in front of the station. It is nighttime, and a bright light from within the metal box of the station shines outwards onto his face, making him glow.
A white catamaran sits next to a dock in a lake on a bright sunny day.
A PNSN field staffer looks inside a metal box suspended on a wooden frame. He is wearing a large, brown puffer coat, green beanie, and a headlamp. It is dark outside.
Happy #FieldworkFriday! Site DREAM is, well... exactly that, a dream. Stehekin although hard to get to, only accessible by ferry, is beautiful no matter the season. With less than a day to work we went into the dark of night & made a final check in the morning after a fresh snow.
Applications are open for CRESCENT's technical short course "Strain Accumulation & Release from GNSS", led by members of the Coupling, Seismicity, and Slow Slip (C3S) working group,
Learn more & apply ⬇️
cascadiaquakes.org/geoscience-education-and...
Don't miss the Cascadia CoPes Hub Virtual Seminar: Updates to the FEMA National Risk Index on Thursday, March 5th 9-10am PST! Register here: oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/CPUXaJF...
