Improving Earthquake Rupture Forecasts Using California as a Guide
Edward H. FieldPublished October 3, 2018, SCEC Contribution #8850
This paper discusses ways in which earthquake-rupture forecast models might be improved. Because changes are most easily described in the context of specific models, the 3rd Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast UCERF3) and its presumed successor, UCERF4, is used as a basis for discussion. Virtually all of the issues and possible improvements discussed are nevertheless general, and should therefore be applicable to other regions as well. Two common themes are a need for better epistemic uncertainty representation and the potential utility of physics-based simulators. Given the large number of possible improvements, coupled with challenges in defining the potential value of each, which will vary among uses, community feedback is invaluable in terms of setting priorities. That said, we should also strive to define more objective valuation metrics.
Citation
Field, E. H. (2018). Improving Earthquake Rupture Forecasts Using California as a Guide. Seismological Research Letters, 89(6), 2337-2346. doi: 10.1785/0220180151.
Related Projects & Working Groups
WGCEP, Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities (WGCEP)
