October 16 is ShakeOut – the world’s largest earthquake drill! CRESCENT is partnering with University of Oregon Safety and Risk Services, the Oregon Hazards Lab, and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History to host a series of events during ShakeOut week.
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Coordinated in collaboration with CRESCENT, the CLiP Webinar Series showcases advances in seismic hazard assessment, infrastructure design, and earthquake resilience initiatives. These monthly webinars are free to the community and will be of particular interest to practicing engineers, industrial scientists, and policy makers.
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The CRESCENT Seed Grant Program has the dual goals of broadening community participation and increasing the breadth of scientific investigations related to the center’s goals. The center invited the community to participate through a proposal call to address key scientific challenges identified through CRESCENT’s three major pillars. This year we had 33 seed grant applicants of which 11 were funded.
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January 12-15, 2027
Subduction Zone Science Week will convene the nation’s leading subduction zone researchers, federal scientists, engineers, and community partners to integrate global and Cascadia-focused knowledge across earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, landslides, and cascading hazards.
Subduction Zone Science Week is co-organized by the USGS and CRESCENT to focus broadly on the subduction zone natural hazards and community resilience. The goals are to:
– Foster collaboration between subduction zone and multi hazard researchers;
– Bridge gaps, and increase communication among subduction zone research groups; and
– Identify and encourage synergistic collaborative activities in U.S. and global subduction zones.
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Read about: CRESCENT’s foundational publications, code verification platform and benchmark exercises, CPAL fieldwork with the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, new Special Interest Group appointments, technical short course materials, fellowship awardees, resources from the Partnerships & Applications Workshop, regional coastal resilience efforts, recent earthquake and tsunami research and datasets, upcoming public education sessions, webinars, workshops, and events… and more in the latest edition of Seismic Moment — CRESCENT’s Quarterly Newsletter.
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September 15 & 30, October 14, 21 & 26, 2026
Join EWEB and CRESCENT at the YMCA for an informative session on the Cascadia Subduction Zone and what a major earthquake could mean for the Eugene area. Learn what to expect during a seismic event, understand the potential impacts on community infrastructure, and discover practical ways to prepare your household through EWEB’s Pledge to Prepare program.
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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.
2026 Foundational Articles on CRESCENT Published Read More »
Using the Cascadia CoPes Hub Sources for Tsunami Modeling – A set of Virtual Sessions being organized by the CRESCENT Special Interest Group on Tsunami Sources for Hazard Assessment.
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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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