2026 Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop

Tuesday, February 10 – Thursday, February 12, 2026

The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program annual Northern California Workshop is FREE and open to anyone interested in better defining earthquake hazards and risk in Northern California.

The registration deadline is Friday, January 16, 2026.

Registration

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Location

This year’s 3-day workshop will be held virtually.

Topics

This year’s special focus topics for our long-form, invited talks:

  • Effects of inheritance on seismic hazard
  • Latest in retrofits, loss modeling, and recovery
  • Tsunamis in San Francisco Bay and the West Coast
  • Models of rupture recurrence
  • Community-led disaster preparedness and recovery
  • Urban faults and Alquist-Priolo zones
  • And a roundtable discussion on communicating about earthquakes!

Plus short talks contributed by attendees covering everything related to Northern California Earthquake Hazards.

Agenda

2026 Workshop