Seismic hazard workshop and earthquake field trip in Taiwan

I attended the 2025 Taiwan-Japan-New Zealand Seismic Hazard Assessment Workshop in Yilan, where national model leads from three countries shared updates on time-dependent earthquake models, nonergodic ground-motion models, physics-based simulations, and more.

The workshop included a field trip to Hualien, which was struck by an Mw 7.4 earthquake in April 2024. We visited the Milun Fault DAS monitoring site, observed preserved ground displacements, and passed through Taroko National Park where co-seismic landslides had reshaped entire hillsides. The park’s recovery exhibit — documenting damage, community efforts, and replanting of native species — was quietly affecting.

Travel supported by the SSA Global Travel Grant.