GeoVerse Lab
← Intelligent Geophysical Exploration Division

Earthquake Seismology Center

Monitors induced seismicity and assesses geohazards related to subsurface energy operations and natural earthquakes, studying earthquake physics, seismic wave propagation, and geomechanical triggering mechanisms for risk mitigation and early warning.

Seismic Exploration & Imaging CenterGravity & Magnetic Methods CenterElectromagnetic Methods CenterEarthquake Seismology CenterIntegrated Geophysics & Interpretation CenterInversion & Modeling CenterWell Logging & Petrophysics Center
Research Fields 16
Microseismic Monitoring & Seismic Networks
πŸ“‘ Microseismic Monitoring & Seismic Networks
Microseismic monitoring is the design and operation of seismic networks, ranging from spar…
Induced Seismicity & Traffic-Light Protocols
🚦 Induced Seismicity & Traffic-Light Protocols
Induced seismicity is the study of earthquakes triggered, rather than merely advanced in t…
Ambient Noise Tomography & Seismic Interferometry
🎧 Ambient Noise Tomography & Seismic Interferometry
Ambient noise tomography extracts subsurface seismic velocity structure by cross-correlati…
Site Effects, Amplification & Vs30 Characterization
🏚️ Site Effects, Amplification & Vs30 Characterization
Site-effects characterization quantifies how near-surface soil and rock layers amplify or …
Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis
πŸ“‰ Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis
Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) is a framework for computing the annual proba…
Strong Motion Seismology & Ground Motion Prediction
πŸ“ˆ Strong Motion Seismology & Ground Motion Prediction
Strong motion seismology is the study of the intense, near-source shaking that actually da…
Focal Mechanism & Moment Tensor Inversion
🎯 Focal Mechanism & Moment Tensor Inversion
Focal mechanism and moment tensor inversion determines the geometry of the fault plane tha…
Tectonic Stress Field Inversion
🧭 Tectonic Stress Field Inversion
Tectonic stress field inversion reconstructs the orientation of the three principal stress…
Earthquake Location Theory & Relocation
🎯 Earthquake Location Theory & Relocation
Earthquake location theory determines a hypocenter, latitude, longitude, depth, and origin…
Earthquake Statistics
πŸ“Š Earthquake Statistics
Earthquake statistics treats seismicity as a stochastic point process in space, time, and …
Earthquake Early Warning
⏱️ Earthquake Early Warning
Earthquake early warning (EEW) exploits the fact that the fast but weak P-wave arrives at …
Global & Deep Earth Seismology
🌐 Global & Deep Earth Seismology
Global and deep Earth seismology uses the seismic waves generated by large, distant earthq…
Earthquake Rupture Dynamics & Source Physics
πŸ’₯ Earthquake Rupture Dynamics & Source Physics
Earthquake rupture dynamics models the physical process by which slip propagates across a …
Seismotectonics & Plate Boundary Seismology
πŸ—ΊοΈ Seismotectonics & Plate Boundary Seismology
Seismotectonics interprets the spatial distribution, focal mechanisms, and depth patterns …
Volcano Seismology
πŸŒ‹ Volcano Seismology
Volcano seismology monitors and classifies the distinct families of seismic signals genera…
Tsunami Seismology & Warning
🌊 Tsunami Seismology & Warning
Tsunami seismology rapidly characterizes the source of large subduction-zone earthquakes s…