ESC working group
Post-doc position open in IGME (CSIC, Madrid) for a 2.5 years contract, in the frame of the Spanish Momentum Program (https://momentum.csic.es/en/). See details attached (link to pdf).
If interested contact Julián García-Mayordomo (julian.garcia”at”igme.es)
The 7th Fault2SHA workshop, “New frontiers in earthquake rupture forecasting and probabilistic seismic hazard assessment”, was held in Vienna (Austria) from 6 to 8 July 2026, attracting a large number of attendees and featuring fruitful presentations and discussions.
The workshop focused on methodologies for predicting seismic rupture, multi-cycle earthquake simulators and their integration into probabilistic seismic hazard assessment. It provided a unique opportunity to discuss approaches, share experiences and foster interdisciplinary collaboration within the community.
The three-day programme featured five keynote presentations by leading researchers in the field and a closing round-table discussion with the following participants:
The event was organised by A. Valentini (University of Vienna), O. Gómez-Novell (University of Barcelona) and F. Iezzi (University of Naples).
For further information, please visit the workshop website: https://fault2sha.net/7th-workshop/
We invite abstract submissions for two upcoming congresses: the ESC (European Seismological Commission) to be held in Istanbul, Turkey in September 2026; and the Inqua (International Union for Quaternary research) to be held in Lucknow, India in January-February 2027.
ESC congress
Check here the list of sessions. Deadline for abstract submission is 15 March 2026. Fault2SHA is a working group recognized by ESC since 2016; the ESC congress is thus the perfect way to celebrate 10 years of Fault2SHA activity.
We draw your attention on Session 28, which is a Joint ESC/SSA Sponsored Session entitled “Fault2SHA, transform and strike-slip faults underfoot, from seismotectonics to seismic hazard and modeling”.
Inqua congress
Check here the list of sessions. Deadline for abstract submission is 15 February 2026.
There are multiple sessions dealing with topics of potential interest for the Fault2SHA community. Among them, we draw your attention on Session 38 on the use of Quaternary sciences to understand sequences of geohazards and their interaction with infrastructure; and Session 69 on paleoseismology and fault displacement hazard characterization in onshore and offshore settings.
We are pleased to invite you to the 7th Fault2SHA Workshop on “New Frontiers in Earthquake Rupture Forecasting and Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment (PSHA)”, which will take place in Vienna, Austria, on 6–8 July 2026.
The workshop will focus on evolving methodologies in earthquake rupture forecasting, multi-cycle earthquake simulators, and their integration into probabilistic seismic hazard assessment. It will provide a unique opportunity to discuss innovative approaches, share experiences, and foster interdisciplinary collaborations within the community.
The program will feature five keynote speakers, leading experts who will share cutting-edge insights and perspectives on the future of earthquake science and seismic hazard assessment.
If you are interested in participating, please fill out the pre-registration here by December 31st
We look forward to your participation — see you in Vienna!
The Organizing Committee
We are pleased to announce that in the next weeks we’re organizing two Lab talks – save the date! If you want to join the FDH lab and receive the links to attend the meetings, please contact Francesca Ferrario at francesca.ferrario (at) uninsubria.it
You can watch the recordings of past meetings on the Fault2SHA Youtube channel
Friday 28th March at 15 UTC (16 Central European Time)
Speaker: Francesco Visini (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Title: Rank-Dependent Empirical Regressions for Distributed Faulting of Dip-Slip Earthquakes
Thursday 10th April at 14 UTC (16 Central European Summer Time – beware the switch to summer time zone)
Speaker: Octavi Goméz Novell (Instituto geológico y minero de España)
Title: Fault Surface rupture probabilities derived from an earthquake cycle simulator
See you soon,
The lab leaders Francesca, Paolo and Stephane
Studying large historical earthquakes is crucial for seismic hazard assessment. Unlike instrumental events recorded by seismometers, historical earthquakes occurred before the advent of such instruments. Their magnitude and location must be inferred from macroseismic intensity data, such as historical documents and damage reports.
To estimate these parameters, seismologists use Intensity Prediction Equations (IPEs), which model ground shaking intensity as a function of earthquake magnitude, distance, attenuation, and local site conditions. However, IPEs must be regionally calibrated using instrumental data, and poorly calibrated models lead to biased estimates of historical earthquakes.
This project aims to develop a Bayesian probabilistic approach to jointly estimate earthquake magnitudes, locations, and IPE parameters, integrating both historical and instrumental data. Unlike traditional methods, this approach will account for uncertainties more comprehensively, leading to improved historical earthquake characterization. Ultimately, this research will contribute to the development of a new seismicity catalog, which will be used to update and improve seismic hazard models for metropolitan France.
The ideal candidate should have a strong background in geosciences or computer science and be proficient in programming. Applications from women are especially welcome. The candidate is expected to start on autumn 2025, but the starting date can be adjusted.
The PhD will be supervised by Thomas Bodin (ICM-CSIC, Barcelona) in collaboration with Pierre Arroucau (EDF) and the SIGMA3 research program. The student will participate in scientific meetings and contribute to developing algorithms for French seismic databases.
For any information about the project and the application process, contact us at the following addresses. To apply, please send the following documents to: tbodin@icm.csic.es, pierre.arroucau@edf.fr
The Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is the most multidisciplinary research institute on marine science in Spain. It is also the first marine science centre to be accredited as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence, a recognition to the institution’s leadership in the field of marine research in Spain and to its commitment to create social impact. Our goal is to develop research of excellence to inspire a society in harmony with the blue planet, in line with the values of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Under the motto “Ocean Science for a Healthy Planet,” the ICM conducts frontier research and foster both knowledge and technology transfer on topics related to ocean and climate interactions, and impact mitigation of natural and anthropogenic hazards. For further information, please visit the our website.
Post-doc position open in IGME (CSIC, Madrid) for a 4 years contract, in the frame of the Spanish Momentum Program (https://momentum.csic.es/en/), which includes more than a hundred contracts for pre-doc and post-doc profiles.
See details attached (look for the project in page 131: “Digital twins for large earthquakes – integration of physics-based simulators and geological data for large scale earthquake forecasts”).
If interested contact Julián García-Mayordomo (julian.garcia”at”igme.es)
The Seismology and Gravimetry Section of the Royal Observatory of Belgium and the Unit of Physical Geography and Quaternary of the University of Liège recruit a postdoctoral researcher in earthquake geology and tectonic geomorphology in the frame of the FED-tWIN programme of the Belgian Science Policy Office BELSPO aiming at promoting research cooperation between Federal Research Institutes and Universities in Belgium.
More information in the following links
English version:
https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.astro.oma.be%2fcommon%2fpdf%2fjobs%2fFEDtWIN%5fvacature2%5f20240209%5fEN.pdf&umid=61dc3337-790e-46e8-b9b6-0de05743db4e&auth=ec36212e91673328e472843d79e4ba0e4d31ef2a-f7d5ac3713aceb510145c29c4337607a591ef1e4
Dutch version:
https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.astro.oma.be%2fcommon%2fpdf%2fjobs%2fFEDtWIN%5fvacature2%5f20240209%5fNL.pdf&umid=61dc3337-790e-46e8-b9b6-0de05743db4e&auth=ec36212e91673328e472843d79e4ba0e4d31ef2a-e03a3d734faca66080b89e95bc10afd75c84ce30
French version:
https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.astro.oma.be%2fcommon%2fpdf%2fjobs%2fFEDtWIN%5fvacature2%5f20240209%5fFR.pdf&umid=61dc3337-790e-46e8-b9b6-0de05743db4e&auth=ec36212e91673328e472843d79e4ba0e4d31ef2a-210e4d78e620a320e0e507c676bb5d545b5d4253
A new Fault2SHA tool has just been released! Introducing PEACH, a method and accompanying code to automatically correlate paleoseismic datasets from multiple sites to derive fault system chronologies. The approach can enhance the precision of earthquake rupture histories on faults, both in terms of event time constraints and earthquake rupture extension.
The paper explaining the method is published in Geoscientific Model Development: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-7339-2023
The code is available for download at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8434566
A link to the code has been added in the code section of this webpage: http://fault2sha.net/softwares/
Marc Ollé López MSc Thesis on “New palaeoseismic data for the characterisation of a complete transect on the Alhama de Murcia Fault (SE Spain)” awarded with the Jorge Civis second prize of the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain.
