Highlights from the 2020 National Earthquake Conference
The reveal of the new earthquake scenario for the San Diego region was a main focus during this year’s conference, as was how to mitigate seismic risk in the area and throughout the world.
Experts in the seismic field gathered in San Diego to share the latest advances in topics like earthquake science, research, risk communication and engineering. During the conference, the San Diego Earthquake Planning Scenario, developed over the past five years by a group of practitioners, researchers and stakeholders led by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute San Diego Chapter, was revealed. This scenario takes a look at the possible impacts of a hypothetical magnitude 6.9 earthquake on the Rose Canyon fault. Lessons learned from the July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes were also analyzed during the three-day conference.