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On June 25-26, more than 140 earthquake scientists, emergency managers, Tribal representatives, engineers, utility operators, and community leaders gathered at the University of Oregon’s Portland campus to tackle a common question that spreads across their fields: How can science better support decisions before, during, and after the next major Cascadia earthquake?
We are excited to announce the publication of two foundational articles on CRESCENT in Seismological Research Letters. Together, these papers establish the scientific, community engagement, and educational vision and framework for CRESCENT and serve as the foundational references for CRESCENT.
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Read about: CRESCENT product releases (Earthquake Catalog Repository and Ground Failure Viewer), advances in understanding the role of fluids in subduction zone processes, Special Interest Group appointments, seed grant research updates, geoscience education and fellowship opportunities, regional community resilience initiatives, USGS funding opportunities, preview of the 13NCEE program, recent publications and media features, upcoming webinars, workshops, and events… and more in the latest edition of Seismic Moment – CRESCENT’s Quarterly Newsletter
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Here’s where you can find CRESCENT-affiliated researchers, partners, and Cascadia-related sessions at the 13th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE).
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Here’s where you can find us at this year’s Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting.
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We are excited to announce the release of two new open resources developed through CRESCENT: the Earthquake Catalog Repository and Viewer and the Cascadia Ground Failure Viewer. These platforms provide curated datasets and interactive visualization tools for exploring seismicity and ground-failure processes in Cascadia, supporting research, education, and hazard assessment.
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Read about: the launch of the new Tsunami Sources for Hazard Awareness Special Interest Group, new and evolving CRESCENT cyberinfrastructure tools, working group activities and appointments, topical workshop opportunities, the 2026 Seed Grant call for proposals, professional development and technical short course offerings, partnership convenings, recent publications and recognitions, CLiP webinars, upcoming events… and more in the latest edition of Seismic Moment — CRESCENT’s Quarterly Newsletter.
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We are delighted to announce the formation of a new CRESCENT Special Interest Group – the Tsunami Sources for Hazard Assessment SIG (TSHA SIG).
See the TSHA webpage for more information and opportunities to contribute and follow the work of this SIG.
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CRESCENT is pleased to share a new set of open-source tools for building realistic 3D fault surfaces directly in QGIS (a free, cross-platform GIS application). These tools are designed to help researchers create non-planar, data-constrained fault geometries from standard geologic and geophysical inputs, including geologic maps, balanced cross-sections, seismic images, and earthquake hypocenters.
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Here’s where you can find us at this year’s American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.