SCEC Structure

Standing disciplinary committees in Earthquake Geology, Tectonic Geodesy, and Seismology will coordinate the principal data-gathering activities (e.g., seismic and geodetic networks, geologic field studies, laboratory work) and the disciplinary infrastructure, as well as communal field equipment and experiments. Interdisciplinary research will be organized by focus groups in Unified Structural Representation, Earthquake Source Physics, Crustal Deformation Modeling, Lithospheric Architecture & Dynamics, Earthquake Forecasting & Predictability, and Ground Motion Prediction. The focus groups will be project-oriented, with well-defined tasks, timelines, and products.