President: Alice-Agnes Gabriel
(Emailsm@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Philippe Jousset
(Email)
ECS Representative: Ana Nap
(Emailecs-sm@egu.eu)
Seismology as a discipline contributes to a large variety of both basic and applied scientific fields, and addresses urgent questions in the context of both natural resources and natural hazards. The Seismology (SM) Division at EGU aims to strengthen its interdisciplinarity and impact by driving the development from static to dynamic geophysical models, by conducting research that spans from acquisition parameters to petrophysical properties, and by supporting the transition from geo-modelling to geo-technical application. Thereby, the SM Division will be increasingly able to make relevant forecasts and provide valuable information to tackle future challenges in securing natural resources and quantifying natural hazards.
The EGU offers an open and widely recognized forum for discussing a wide range of scientific questions and conducting corresponding research. The impact of geosciences to society has probably never been as high as today. Therefore, we pursue broad and open-minded approaches to tackle important research topics, while simultaneously engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations for the benefit of humanity and our planet.
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Latest posts from the SM blog
Seismology Division Events for EGU26 General Assembly
Hello all you Seismologists, eager to get together at EGU26! We are now getting very close to the next EGU General Assembly, and of course we are looking forward to reconnecting with all of you at EGU26. In this blog post, we would like to summarise many of the events that are organised by the Seismology Division and ECS Representatives of the Seismology Division during EGU26. Grab your calendar, and make sure to come and meet us on many of …
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Art, science, and seismic memory
The contribution from Sergio León-Ríos, Associate Researcher at the Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC) at the University of Chile, where he does seismology research. Introduction Earthquakes and tsunamis are not only purely scientific geophysical phenomena. They are also deeply embedded in social memory, cultural narratives, and everyday life – especially in countries like Chile, where seismic activity is a constant presence. For the record, the strongest largest earthquake ever recorded by humanity (magnitude 9.5!) happened in Chile in 1960. While …
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Recent awardees
- 2026
- Beno Gutenberg Medal
The 2026 Beno Gutenberg Medal is awarded to
Satoshi Ide for pioneering work on the physical foundations of tectonic tremor, low-frequency and slow earthquakes, and for developing new observational methods to characterize them.
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- 2026
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to
Kurama Okubo for outstanding contributions to earthquake physics that integrate numerical modelling, observational seismology, and laboratory experiments, to illuminate complex rupture dynamics and fault mechanics.
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- 2025
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2025 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to
Brandon Paul VanderBeek for major achievements in seismic imaging of the Earth's interior, and geodynamic interpretation of its complex isotropic and anisotropic structure.
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- 2025
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2025 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to
Aurora Lambiase Induced fault slip events and their deformation fields: insights from FEAR experiments
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- 2025
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2025 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to
Clara Vernet Shallow crustal imaging with distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) offshore central Chile
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Current issue of the EGU newsletter
In our April issue, we are welcoming EGU26 with a range of tools and blog posts to help you get the most out of the meeting! Also meet the managing director or EGU's publications and conference partner company Copernicus, Martin Rasmussen, as he talks about how the General Assembly has changed in the last 20 years, the EGU awards and medals are now open for nominations, discover how footprints in muddy tidal flats are helping us learn about climate change and don't miss the 15 May deadline to apply for funding to support a training school or special conference!
All this and much more, in this month's Loupe!
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