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Survival as a colonist meant enduring hard labor and rigid hierarchies in a rural world shaped by inequality and lack of privacy.
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Science and Technology
Both faults are along plate boundaries that move in similar ways and have ruptured in enormously destructive earthquakes in the past.
Science and Technology
A USC Dornsife-led study found that faults that appear simple can produce surprisingly complex earthquakes.
Science and Technology
Underground heat and sediment patterns control how earthquakes behave along one of the most dangerous faults in the eastern Mediterranean.
Science and Technology
USC Dornsife researchers say powerful, fast-moving quakes could strike the Golden State, urge stronger building codes and better monitoring.
Science and Technology
Earthquake researchers at USC Dornsife’s Statewide California Earthquake Center made major contributions to the U.S. Geological Survey’s latest National Seismic Hazard Model.
Faculty
An analysis of historical seismic events by a USC Dornsife scientist helps explain why large tsunamis still occur after relatively small earthquakes.
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USC Dornsife’s Southern California Earthquake Center is deploying high-performance computers, sensors and other high-tech gadgets to better prepare Californians for severe seismic activity. [5 min read]
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By researching tremors under the infamous San Andreas Fault, USC scientists are seeking out what’s brewing beneath a quake’s surface. [2¼ min read]
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Seismologists, engineers unite to quickly gather information and share it through a statewide clearinghouse that is critical for improving earthquake simulations and emergency preparedness. [4 min read]
