UCERF Press Release

A press conference is taking place now on the new Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF).

This is important and I hope you will take the time to read and study this report which is available from USGS in full detail here.

A large group of scientists, led by my colleague Ned Field (USGS), put together a new seismic hazard estimate for the State of California. This work is inherently important for having made a uniform statewide product, and for identifying a fresh new research agenda for the future.