Supercomputers help scientists improve seismic forecasts for California

Researchers have used the Stampede1 and 2 supercomputers to complete one of the world’s largest earthquake simulation models: The Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3). The simulations showed that in the week following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the likelihood of another magnitude 7.0 quake in California would be up to 300 times greater than the week before.