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2023 SCEC Rupture and Fault Zone Observatory Workshop

Date(s): September 10, 2023
Location: Palm Springs, California

The Rupture and Fault Zone Observatory (RuFZO) is a community-driven effort that aims to collect geophysical data within rupture zones of significant earthquakes before, during, and after major events, and develop the workforce needed to design, build, and operate future geoscience facilities. Focusing on in-situ observations in the immediate vicinity of fault zones where earthquakes pose major hazards and cause permanent rock deformation could transform the understanding of earthquake physics, improve ground motion prediction estimates, and contribute to engineering efforts to mitigate earthquake impacts. For more information, please go to: www.iris.edu/hq/initiatives/near_fault.

This workshop will be held in the Palm Canyon room of the Hilton Palm Springs Resort on September 10th from 9am-11:45am PT in Palm Springs, California, just before the annual SCEC meeting. It will serve to gather key contributors and inform the community for a focused half-day program. Participation will be limited to 40 attendees.

Registration is now closed. The recordings from this workshop are available on YouTube.

RuFZO Workshop Organizing Committee: Ahmed Elbanna (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Gail Atkinson (University of Western Ontario), Pieter-Ewald Share (Oregon State University)

left) Map of proposed focus area arrays along major southern California faults, with a diagram of each array’s instrumentation. right) Responses from attendees of October 2022 virtual breakout sessions by career stage, institution type, and their prior involvement in RuFZO/Near-Fault activities.

This workshop is supported by funding from SCEC and the National Science Foundation’s Seismological Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE).