Update From the Powell Center Working Group on Future Opportunities in Regional and Global Seismic Network Monitoring and Science

Date: 4/26/2019

Time: 11:45 AM

Room: Elliott Bay

In September 2018, the USGS Powell Center hosted a multi-day international meeting on “Future Opportunities in Regional and Global Earthquake Monitoring and Science.” The meeting brought together domestic and international researchers and network representatives interested in improving earthquake monitoring and characterization. The primary goals were to build a list of priorities for earthquake monitoring, to begin outlining how these changes will be implemented, and to improve communication and coordination among regional and international earthquake monitoring agencies.

Areas of focus identified by the group included use of machine learning techniques to improve the reliability of source characterization, leveraging insights from the nuclear monitoring community in processing array data for earthquake detection and association, compressing the timeline of rapid source characterization, and improving our use of social media and crowd-sourced data. This presentation will provide an update on the progress of the working group, and the next steps towards implementing the goals raised at the 2018 meeting at earthquake monitoring agencies.

Presenting Author: Paul Earle

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