About Me
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Mark Benthien is Director for Communication, Education, and Outreach for the Southern California Earthquake Center, headquartered at the University of Southern California. Mark received a Bachelor of Science in Geophysics from UCLA and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from USC.
Mark communicates earthquake knowledge in order to increase awareness, reduce economic losses, and save lives. Many of these efforts are in coordination with members of the Earthquake Country Alliance, a partnership of organizations that provide earthquake information and services, for which Mark serves as Executive Director and lead organizer of the annual Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill involving 10 million participants. Mark was recognized in 2012 by the White House as a “Champion of Change” for his role in managing the California ShakeOut and also expanding ShakeOut to all U.S. states and territories, plus participation in more than 60 countries each year.
SCEC Participation Current Roles SCEC Executive Committee, Member (2017 - Present) SCEC Associate Director (2001 - Present) SCEC Mentor (2000, 2002 - 2004, 2007 - 2011, 2022, 2024 - Present) SCEC Staff (1996 - Present)Past Roles SCEC Board of Directors, Managing Coordinator (2019 - 2023) SCEC Research Collaborator (1993 - 1995) SCEC Intern (1994)
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Pauk, E. ,
Gill, D. ,
Huynh, T. T. ,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Marquis, J. E. ,
Ballmann, J. ,
Yu, J. , &
Maechling, P. J. (2016, 09). Developing the Next Generation SCEC Web Infrastructure. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting.
SCEC Contribution 6981
Gill, D. J. ,
Maechling, P. J. ,
Huynh, T. T. ,
Marquis, J. E. ,
Yu, J. ,
Pauk, E. ,
Ballmann, J. ,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Gormley, D. , &
Lo, A. (2016, 08). SCEC Web in the Clouds: Motivations and Experiences. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting.
SCEC Contribution 6955
Norman, R. C. ,
Rajasekhar, K. ,
Huang, E. S. ,
Vanderwall, P. ,
Shi, A. Y. ,
Cervantes, R. G. ,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Jordan, T. H. ,
Sanskriti, F. ,
Pearson, J. K. ,
Yu, J. , &
Milner, K. R. (2016, 08). 2016 SCEC Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (USEIT): SCEC-VDO Development & Visualization. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting.
SCEC Contribution 6525
Belvoir, S. ,
Severino Rivas, V. E. ,
Zamora, J. M. ,
da Silva Lima, J. ,
Gomez, L. J. ,
Pearson, J. K. ,
Benthien, M. L. , &
Jordan, T. H. (2016, 08). 2016 SCEC Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (USEIT): Loss Analysis of Earthquake Sequences. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting.
SCEC Contribution 6498
Burkhardt, G. I. ,
Doshi, A. R. ,
Olmos, E. R. ,
Huibregtse, E. L. ,
Welch, D. P. ,
Romano, M. A. ,
Ballmann, J. ,
Pearson, J. K. , &
Benthien, M. L. (2016, 08). 2016 SCEC Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (USEIT): Documentary and Virtual Reality Game. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting.
SCEC Contribution 6488
Ngu, D. ,
Guan, B. ,
Zhou, M. ,
Li, Y. ,
Pearson, J. K. ,
Jordan, T. H. ,
Milner, K. R. , &
Benthien, M. L. (2016, 08). 2016 SCEC Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (USEIT): Earthquake Magnitude & Event Probability Forecasting. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting.
SCEC Contribution 6487
Lutter, W. J. ,
Fuis, G. S. ,
Ryberg, T. ,
Okaya, D. A. ,
Clayton, R. W. ,
Davis, P. M. ,
Prodehl, C. ,
Murphy, J. M. ,
Langenheim, V. E. ,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Godfrey, N. ,
Christensen, N. ,
Thygesen, K. ,
Thurber, C. H. ,
Simila, G. , &
Keller, R. G. (2004). Upper crustal structure from the Santa Monica Mountains to the Sierra Nevada, southern California: tomographic results from the Los Angeles Regional Seismic Experiment, Phase II (LARSE II).
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America , 94(2), 619-632. doi: 10.1785/0120030058.
SCEC Contribution 677
Fuis, G. S. ,
Clayton, R. W. ,
Davis, P. M. ,
Ryberg, T. ,
Lutter, W. J. ,
Okaya, D. A. ,
Hauksson, E. ,
Murphy, J. M. ,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Baher, S. ,
Kohler, M. D. ,
Thygesen, K. ,
Simila, G. , &
Keller, R. G. (2003). Fault Systems of the 1971 San Fernando and 1994 Northridge Earthquakes, Southern California: Relocated Aftershocks and Seismic Images from LARSE II.
Geology , 31(2), 171-174. doi: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0171:FSOTSF>2.0.CO;2.
SCEC Contribution 665
Henyey, T. ,
Fuis, G. S. ,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Burdette, T. ,
Christofferson, S. ,
Clayton, R. W. ,
Davis, P. M. , &
Kohler, M. D. (1999).
The "LARSE" Project Working Toward A Safer Future For Los Angeles . Washington, D.C., : U.S. Government Printing Office.
SCEC Contribution 497
Okaya, D. A. , Bhowmik, J.,
Fuis, G. S. ,
Murphy, J. M. ,
Robertson Haver, M. ,
Chakraborty, A. ,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Hafner, K. , & Norris, J. J. (1996).
Report for Local Earthquake Data Acquired at Onshore Stations during the 1994 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE), California . , USA: U.S. Geological Survey.
SCEC Contribution 346
Okaya, D. A. , Bhowmik, J.,
Fuis, G. S. ,
Murphy, J. M. ,
Robertson Haver, M. ,
Chakraborty, A. ,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Hafner, K. , & Norris, J. J. (1996).
Report for Air-Gun Data Acquired at Onshore Stations during the 1994 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE), California . , USA: U.S. Geological Survey.
SCEC Contribution 345
Murphy, J. M. ,
Fuis, G. S. ,
Ryberg, T. ,
Okaya, D. A. , Criley, E.,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Alvarez, M. ,
Kohler, W. M. , Glassmoyer, G.,
Robertson Haver, M. , & Bhowmik, J. (1996).
Report for the explosion data acquired in the Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE), Los Angeles, California . , USA: U.S. Geological Survey.
SCEC Contribution 344
Kohler, M. D. ,
Davis, P. ,
Liu, H. ,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Gao, S. ,
Fuis, G. S. ,
Clayton, R. W. ,
Okaya, D. A. , &
Mori, J. (1996).
Data Report for the 1993 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE93), Southern California; A Passive Study from Seal Beach Northeastward through the Mojave Desert . , USA: U.S. Geological Survey.
SCEC Contribution 308
Fuis, G. S. ,
Okaya, D. A. ,
Clayton, R. W. ,
Lutter, W. J. ,
Ryberg, T. ,
Brocher, T. M. ,
Henyey, T. ,
Benthien, M. L. ,
Davis, P. M. ,
Mori, J. ,
Catchings, R. D. ,
ten Brink, U. S. ,
Kohler, M. D. ,
Klitgord, K. D. , &
Bohannon, R. G. (1996). Images of Crust Beneath Southern California Will Aid Study of Earthquakes and Their Effects.
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union , 77(18), 173-176. doi: 10.1029/96EO00112.
SCEC Contribution 234
Last updated Sep 19, 2024.