Member Since 1978
Thorne Lay
Professor of Earth Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz
Professional Experience
University of California Santa Cruz
Professor of Earth Sciences
Honors & Awards
Publications
Seismological Indicators of Geologically Inferred Fault Maturity
Variations in fault zone maturity have intermittently been invoked to explain variations in some seismological observations for large earthquakes. ...
September 30, 2023
Rupture Directivity of the 2021 MW 6.0 Yangbi, Yunnan Earthq...
September 18, 2022
The 29 July 2021 MW 8.2 Chignik, Alaska Peninsula Earthquake...
February 18, 2022
AGU Abstracts
Intermediate-depth Seismicity in the Peruvian Flat Slab: Narrow Seismogenic Band Related to Flexural Strain in Dry Slab
AGU 2024
tectonophysics | 13 december 2024
Lingci Zeng, Lingling Ye, Huajian Yao, Wei Liu, Da...
The distribution and rupture properties of intermediate-depth earthquakes (~70-300 km) provide insights into the interior stress state of the subducti...
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Unraveling New Mysteries of the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption: Seismological Insights into Subaerial and Submarine Venting
SEISMIC AND ACOUSTIC SIGNALS OF VOLCANIC UNREST AND ERUPTION: FROM SOURCE CHARACTERIZATION TO MONITORING APPLICATIONS IV ORAL
volcanology, geochemistry and petrology | 11 december 2023
Ricardo GarzaGiron, Thorne Lay, Luis A. Rivera, Fr...
The 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcanic eruption stands out as one of the most significant natural explosive events in the past century. While exte...
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Complex multi-fault rupture and triggering during the February 6, 2023, earthquake doublet in southeastern Türkiye
6 FEBRUARY 2023 EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE IN TÜRKIYE II POSTER
seismology | 11 december 2023
Chengli LIU, Thorne Lay, Rongjiang Wang, TUNCAY TA...
Two major crustal earthquakes (MW 7.8 and MW 7.7) ruptured left-lateral strike-slip faults of the East Anatolian Fault Zone (EAFZ) on February 6, 2023...
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Volunteer Experience
2022 - 2023
Member
Seismology Gutenberg Lecture Committee
2004 - 2006
Member
Smith Award Committee
2002 - 2003
Member
Union Fellows Committee
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