Case Study
Unlocking the secrets of earthquakes
Customer profile Scientific Research | United States Unlocking the secrets of earthquakes The Southern California Earthquake Center relies on the power of supercomputers to simulate why and how earthquakes occur, evaluate their effects, and help societies prepare for, survive and recover from quakes. Geologic Framework provinces in the southern California crust. Image courtesy of Andreas Plesch (August, 2020). Business needs Researchers at the Southern California Earthquake Center need high performance computing solutions to power computationally intensive earthquake research. Business results • Producing dynamic models of earthquake processes • Improving the predictability of earthquake system models • Simulating earthquake events with high performance computing • Promoting a s