Earthquakes Content / Earthquakes Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Nitrogen-eating Microbes Could Prevent Building Collapse in Earthquakes /blog/nitrogen-eating-microbes-could-prevent-building-collapse-earthquakes <p>Naturally occurring microbes could help stabilize the ground under buildings during earthquakes due to the way they reduce the water content in soils, according to new research. This novel microbe-based technique costs half as much and results in far lower carbon emissions than existing soil stabilization methods, as&nbsp;researchers presented&nbsp;at&nbsp;AGU’s Fall Meeting 2022 in Chicago Dec. 14.</p> January 11, 2023 - 4:03pm Andy Fell /blog/nitrogen-eating-microbes-could-prevent-building-collapse-earthquakes Investigating Bridges Under Pressure /blog/investigating-bridges-under-pressure <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Can a bridge withstand an earthquake? One of the big unknowns is how far a bridge might settle from seismic shaking, especially if the shaking triggers a quicksand-like soil response called&nbsp;liquefaction.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> July 12, 2022 - 10:04am Andy Fell /blog/investigating-bridges-under-pressure Ridgecrest Shows How Earthquakes Damage Earth’s Crust /blog/ridgecrest-shows-how-earthquakes-damage-earths-crust <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In July 2019, a series of earthquakes including two major shocks of magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 a day apart struck near Ridgecrest, CA, between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. For local residents, it was a violent interruption to the Fourth of July holiday. For seismologists, it was a rare opportunity to study how earthquakes damage the Earth’s crust. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> February 18, 2022 - 12:39pm Andy Fell /blog/ridgecrest-shows-how-earthquakes-damage-earths-crust Evidence for Shared Earthquakes Between San Andreas and San Jacinto Faults /news/evidence-shared-earthquakes-between-san-andreas-and-san-jacinto-faults <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The San Andreas and San Jacinto faults have ruptured simultaneously at least three times in the past 2,000 years, most recently in 1812, according to a new study by geologists at the University of California, Davis, and San Diego State University. The work was published Dec. 7 in the journal Geology. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> December 14, 2021 - 8:30am Andy Fell /news/evidence-shared-earthquakes-between-san-andreas-and-san-jacinto-faults Reviewing Earthquake Predictions, Forecasts and Nowcasts /blog/reviewing-earthquake-predictions-forecasts-and-nowcasts <p><a href="https://eps.ucdavis.edu/people/faculty/rundle">John Rundle</a>, distinguished professor of physics and of earth and planetary sciences at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ, and colleagues were recently invited to contribute to the prestigious physics journal&nbsp;<a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6633/abf893/meta?casa_token=FvaanVBZC7EAAAAA:Jy3REncgu4pbxElt0VceEoT3a9sfZHOdjMkozdf4ohmuP94XpJnrD49Xf40-A_WURtwKSZ_AbaR7knP9gbs">Reports on Progress in Physics</a>&nbsp;on their work in earthquake forecasting and nowcasting.</p> October 11, 2021 - 4:17pm Andy Fell /blog/reviewing-earthquake-predictions-forecasts-and-nowcasts New Clues to Deep Earthquake Mystery /curiosity/news/new-clues-deep-earthquake-mystery <p>A new understanding of our planet’s deepest earthquakes could help unravel one of the most mysterious geophysical processes on Earth.</p> May 27, 2020 - 3:31pm Andy Fell /curiosity/news/new-clues-deep-earthquake-mystery 2 Elected to National Academy of Engineering /news/two-elected-national-academy-engineering <p>Two engineering professors at the University of California, Davis, Deb Niemeier and Ross Boulanger, have been elected as members of the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest honors in the profession. Both are faculty members&nbsp;in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering.</p> February 08, 2017 - 2:58pm Andy Fell /news/two-elected-national-academy-engineering