Experts: Quake Movie a Bit Shaky
Would the ‘Big One’ live up to the Hollywood hype? Perhaps, but in different ways than the new movie San Andreas suggests. Read More
This is my archive
Little-known Faults
San Andreas gets all the attention, but James Dolan studies the faults directly beneath us — and the dangers they pose. Read More
Strides in Earthquake Science
Headquartered at USC Dornsife, the Southern California Earthquake Center has greatly improved the region’s seismographic network since the 1994 Northridge earthquake — 20 years ago today. Read More
Finding Fault
Winner of a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, USC Dornsife’s Thorsten Becker will continue research into the science — and sound — of earthquakes. His research seeks to help scientists understand where fault ruptures originate. Read More
Why Do the Caribbean Islands Arc?
A study by Meghan Miller and Thorsten Becker of earth sciences in USC Dornsife published in Nature Geoscience shows how constantly moving continental plates reshape Earth’s surface. Read More
Mark Benthien Honored by the White House
The earthquake preparedness expert in the Southern California Earthquake Center, based in USC Dornsife, has been named a White House Champion of Change for his international work. Read More
ShakeOut Drills Expected to Top 9 Million Participants
News Science and Technology ShakeOut Drills Expected to Top 9 Million Participants ByCarl Marziali October 17, 2011… Read More
Los Angeles’ 8.8 Wake-Up Call
The massive temblors in Haiti and Chile should serve as a warning for Angelenos. To prepare, the Southern California Earthquake Center housed in USC College created The Great California ShakeOut. On Oct. 21 at 10:21 a.m., USC, along with 6.9 million people, will participate in the annual drill. Read More
Jordan Receives $1.6 Million Stimulus Grant
News Faculty Jordan Receives $1.6 Million Stimulus Grant ByPamela J. Johnson October 5, 2009… Read More
Innovation & Imagination
USC College highlights visual history and the Holocaust, sustainable cities, earthquake studies and marine science for Trojan parents. Read More