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Room: Exhibit Hall

Date: 5/3/2024

Session Time: 8:00 AM to 5:45 PM (local time)

Many regions of the world are at risk of earthquakes with significant human and economic impacts due to regional seismic hazard and lack of earthquake preparedness (termed “high-impact”). The cause of the earthquakes might be poorly understood due to a lack of resources, a low probability of occurrence, a lack of interested seismologists, their remote locations, and/or a lack of awareness of the hazard (termed “under-studied”). The 2023 M6.8 Morocco earthquake serves as a striking example, where high mountains exist with little seismicity a few hundred kilometers from a plate boundary, and which caused shaking-related fatalities and injuries plus large economic losses. This session focuses on “high- impact”, “under-studied” (HIUS) earthquakes, and we welcome abstracts across all areas of solid-earth science, earthquake geology and engineering, and social science that study or address HIUS earthquakes. We invite presentations highlighting research from any discipline with the potential to respond to the needs of vulnerable populations that have been historically underserved by current earthquake science, engineering and public policy. Example topics include: 1) community-driven or community-based research results; 2) discoveries advancing our understanding of seismic hazards in areas of low probability but high impact earthquakes (including intraplate and induced earthquakes); 3) strategies for implementing practical, research-inspired solutions for communities; 4) research engaging low-resourced communities or historically marginalized populations; 5) existing efforts to coordinate research and projects for broader community benefits; and 6) integration of social science with seismology. We encourage presenters to highlight strategies and efforts to improve inclusivity, diversity, equity and accessibility in seismology and earthquake science in these regions. 

Conveners:
Susan Bilek, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (susan.bilek@nmt.edu)
Marianne Karplus, University of Texas at El Paso (mkarplus@utep.edu)
Zhigang Peng, Georgia Institute of Technology (zpeng@gatech.edu)
Elizabeth Vanacore, University of Puerto Rico (elizabeth.vanacore@upr.edu)
Aaron A. Velasco, University of Texas at El Paso (aavelasco@utep.edu)

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