The Induced Seismicity Consortium at the University of Southern California is tasked with the study of seismic activity associated with energy related activities. Our goal is a better understanding of the mechanisms that lead to such events, so that they might be mitigated or avoided.
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Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Robert Balch
March 28, 2017Reservoir Monitoring Consortium (RMC) and Induced Seismicity Consortium (ISC) will be hosting a presentation on “The Intersection of Environment and EOR: How Carbon Capture is Changing Tertiary Recovery” by Dr. Robert Balch, Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology on March 30th. click here for abstract
ISC Distinguished Speaker Program - Dr. Susan Hough
August 4, 2016The Induced Seismicity Consortium (ISC) hosted a distinguished lecture on ‘Evidence for Damaging Induced Earthquakes in Southern California in the Early to Mid-20th Century’ by Dr. Susan Hough, US Geological Survey, on July 28, 2016. click here for abstract
Mork Family Department Student Research Syposium Winner: S. Mehran Hosseini
November 23, 2015S. Mehran Hosseini, Ph.D student at the University of Southern California and a team member of the Induced Seismicity Consortium (ISC), won the Best Poster Presentation Award at the Mork Family Department Student Research Symposium held on November 6, 2015 at USC. His work, under the guidance of Dr. Fred Aminzadeh, is on the 'Effect…
Induced Seismicity Consortium (ISC) Annual Review Meeting 2015
November 23, 2015The annual Induced Seismicity Consortium (ISC) meeting will be held on December 7, 2015 at Ronald Tutor Hall at the University of Southern California (USC). The organizations represented at the meeting include speakers from USC as well as external speakers. Jonathan Bishop (Chief Deputy Director, California Water Resources), keynote speaker for the Luncheon at the ISC…- Induced Seismicity Consortium Semi-Annual Meeting
August 19, 2015The semi -annual Induced Seismicity Consortium (ISC) meeting was held on July 23, 2015 at Ronald Tutor Hall at the University of Southern California (USC). Presentations were given by speakers from USC, Caltech, University of Nevada Reno, University of California Irvine, Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, FracGeo, National Energy Technology Laboratory,… 
Induced Seismicity Consortium Semi-Annual Meeting
August 19, 2015The semi -annual Induced Seismicity Consortium (ISC) meeting was held on July 23, 2015 at Ronald Tutor Hall at the University of Southern California (USC). Presentations were given by speakers from USC, Caltech, University of Nevada Reno, University of California Irvine, Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, FracGeo, National Energy Technology Laboratory,…- Induced Seismicity Consortium First 2015 Review Meeting
July 10, 2015The ISC review meeting is going to be hold on July 23rd, 2015 at Ronald Tutor Hall. Presenters include speakers from the USC as well as external speakers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of Toronto, FracGeo, National Energy Technology Laboratory, UCI, CalTech and so on. click here for agenda 
FracGeo joins USC Induced Seismicity Consortium
May 8, 2015FracGeo is a technology company based in the Woodlands TX specializing in completion optimization, and modeling the interaction between hydraulic and natural fractures and the resulting impact on the stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) propped permeability and microseismicity. Dr. Ahmed Ouenes, CEO of FracGeo said he is impressed by the accomplishments of USC-ISC and the advanced…