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August 2026 Newsletter

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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P&A Workshop 2026

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?

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May 2026 Newsletter

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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2026 Partnerships & Applications Workshop

This is the third Partnerships & Application workshop, designed to explore the challenges and needs of the multi-disciplinary community involved in earthquake hazard study and mitigation in the Pacific Northwest. Workshop discussions in 2024 and 2025 highlighted universal interest in developing scenarios and inter-organizational exercises for preparedness and response as a priority next step. Consequently, a deeper consideration of scenarios has been selected as the central theme for the 2026 P&A workshop.

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CLiP Webinar Series 2025-26

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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2025 Partnerships & Applications Workshop

Following the first iteration of this workshop in June 2024, this two-day event is designed to explore the emergent challenges and needs of the multi-disciplinary community involved in earthquake hazard study and mitigation in the Pacific Northwest. A mix of CRESCENT research updates, community presentations, and facilitated discussion sessions will address the following themes:

-Science communication
-Emergency preparedness and response
-Data availability and access
-Resource limitations

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CLiP Webinar Series 2024-25

New series of seismic resilence-focused webinars

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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