Block Grant G13AP00067

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $121,259 Project Grant under the Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance (CFDA 15.807) to the University of Wisconsin - Madison, which will be the lead institution on this project. The goal is to further improve a method for analyzing earthquake spectra to better estimate earthquake "stress drop" - a critical parameter for understanding earthquake physics and assessing seismic hazard. The project will apply this improved method to determine...

The National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.050 Geosciences) awarded a $348,474 project grant to Northwestern University to investigate the mechanics that govern the onset and recurrence of supershear earthquakes. This research aims to improve earthquake hazard models and support safer infrastructure design in earthquake-prone regions. The project combines theoretical modeling and numerical simulations to advance the understanding of supershear earthquake dynamics, focusing on long, mature...

The National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) awarded a $319,877 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to investigate seismogenesis and faults in Eastern North America. The project aims to develop new machine-learning and cross-correlation methods to detect previously undetected low-magnitude earthquake events, generating a high-resolution, deep-magnitude earthquake catalog for the region. This expanded seismic data is expected to...

This $248,297 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund collaborative research to improve understanding of how local geological structures affect earthquake ground motion amplification in the Pacific Northwest. The research team from Purdue University will develop new ways to constrain the subsurface structure of Cascadia forearc basins, which will provide better information to guide estimates of ground motions from seismic hazards...

The Central US Earthquake Consortium (Cusec) was awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on July 26, 2022 under the Earthquake State Assistance program (CFDA #97.082). Through this award, Cusec will provide earthquake risk reduction services to support the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program in Memphis, Tennessee. As part of NEHRP's coordinated approach to addressing earthquake risks, the funding will allow Cusec to advance preparedness and...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $960,721 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Memphis under the Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance (CFDA 15.807) to operate the CERI Seismic Network in the Central and Southeast United States from February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2030. The key products and services to be delivered include: Routine operation and maintenance of seismograph stations Real-time monitoring of seismic activity and rapid dissemination of information on felt and...

This $139,058 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund collaborative research to investigate seismogenesis and faults in Eastern North America. The project aims to significantly improve and expand catalogs of earthquake parameters in the region by applying advanced machine learning and cross-correlation techniques to detect previously undetected earthquake events at lower magnitude thresholds and higher location precision. The...

This $203,961 National Science Foundation Project Grant from the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to develop a new 3D velocity and structural model of sedimentary basins in the Los Angeles region. The University of Arizona will receive funding from January 15, 2023 to June 30, 2023 to conduct seismic field experiments using over 700 instruments across 10 lines. This will allow imaging of subsurface structures channeling earthquake waves into downtown Los Angeles at a higher...

This $3.2 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey will fund the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) to conduct earthquake research from February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2024. The research is part of the U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) and will focus on developing improved models for earthquakes and seismic ground motion through collaborative research efforts. Key activities include developing workflows to integrate...

This $100,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance (CFDA 15.807) supports the development of a novel AI-enabled framework called WaveCastNet-V2 for forecasting earthquake ground motions. The International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), a non-profit research organization in Berkeley, California, will lead this collaborative research effort with the University of California, Berkeley. The key products and services to be...