What we're doing, what we've done, and where we're going.
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.
Tsunami Sources for Hazard Assessment Virtual Sessions Read More »
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
May 2026 Newsletter Read More »
Here’s where you can find CRESCENT-affiliated researchers, partners, and Cascadia-related sessions at the 13th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE).
CRESCENT at 13NCEE 2026 Read More »
The team spent a week teaching about local geohazards, learning cultural traditions of the Makah Tribe, and getting to know the students, teachers, and incredible Neah Bay community.
2. Makah CASE Spring Break 2026 Read More »
Here’s where you can find us at this year’s Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting.
CRESCENT at SSA 2026 Read More »
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.
2026 Partnerships & Applications Workshop Read More »
Led by members of the Coupling, Seismicity, and Slow Slip (C3S) working group, this technical short course provides requisite tools for recognizing how earthquake cycle signatures in the Cascadia Subduction Zone are expressed in geodetic observations. It will introduce basic processing of geodetic time series to interpret longer-term strain accumulation processes and slow slip events.
Applications are closed.
Geodesy Technical Short Course Read More »
This interdisciplinary workshop aims to integrate experimental, imaging, and modeling studies on shallow faulting and deformation and tsunamigenesis for the Cascadia Subduction Zone. We welcome participants interested in frictional fault properties, aseismic slip, fluid pressure, splay faulting, off-fault deformation, acoustic laboratory studies, seafloor geodesy and remote sensing, and offshore DAS. The workshop will generate a community white paper focusing on how to better account for the complexity of shallow deformation to assess tsunami hazard for Cascadia.
DET Topical Workshop Read More »
