Both faults are along plate boundaries that move in similar ways and have ruptured in enormously destructive earthquakes in the past. A USC geophysicist explains.
A USC Dornsife-led study found that faults that appear simple can produce surprisingly complex quakes.
A recent Dornsife Dialogues event explored the new research that is uncovering life in unexpected places.
From Earth spinning on its axis and orbiting the sun to it precessing like a top, lots of factors affect which stars you can see in the sky. USC Dornsife’s Vahé Peroomian explains.
A program backed by USC Dornsife Public Exchange in collaboration with the Keck School of Medicine of USC offers free soil testing. It’s filling a critical gap created when government aid falls short and private testing proves costly.
Underground heat and sediment patterns control how earthquakes behave along one of the most dangerous faults in the eastern Mediterranean.
Researchers at the USC-based Statewide California Earthquake Center say powerful, fast-moving quakes could strike the Golden State. They urge stronger building codes and better monitoring.
A vast, previously unknown world of microbial life thrives in some of the planet’s harshest environments. USC experts explain.
It seems the universe somehow completed its first stage of development in just three minutes. “It’s hard to truly grasp how quickly the universe expanded and cooled during those first moments,” USC Dornsife’s Kris Pardo says.
USC research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in California.
