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Peter M. Shearer

Scripps Institution of Oceanography · US
Area of research
Geophysics · Artificial Intelligence
Research interest
Research interests include earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Seismic Waves and Analysis, and Seismology and Earthquake Studies.
h-index
84
citations
22,340
works
497
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Overview of the SCEC/USGS Community Stress Drop Validation Study Using the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 2025cited by 20position: middledoi
SKHASH: A Python Package for Computing Earthquake Focal Mechanisms
Seismological Research Letters 2024cited by 31position: lastdoi
Earthquake Source Spectra Estimates Vary Widely for Two Ridgecrest Aftershocks Because of Differences in Attenuation Corrections
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 2024cited by 22position: firstdoi
SCEC/USGS Community Stress-Drop Validation Study: How Spectral Fitting Approaches Influence Measured Source Parameters
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 2024cited by 14position: middledoi
Implications of a Reverse Polarity Earthquake Pair on Fault Friction and Stress Heterogeneity Near Ridgecrest, California
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 2024cited by 9position: firstdoi
The complex dynamics of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey,<i>M</i><sub>w</sub>7.8-7.7 earthquake doublet
Science 2023cited by 231position: middledoi
Improved Stress Drop Estimates for M 1.5 to 4 Earthquakes in Southern California From 1996 to 2019
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 2022cited by 56position: firstdoi
Does Earthquake Stress Drop Increase With Depth in the Crust?
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 2021cited by 78position: middledoi
Spatiotemporal Variations of Focal Mechanism and In Situ <i>V</i><sub><i>p</i></sub>/<i>V</i><sub><i>s</i></sub> Ratio During the 2018 Kīlauea Eruption
Geophysical Research Letters 2021cited by 11position: lastdoi
Oceanic plateau of the Hawaiian mantle plume head subducted to the uppermost lower mantle
Science 2020cited by 43position: middledoi
Abundant Spontaneous and Dynamically Triggered Submarine Landslides in the Gulf of Mexico
Geophysical Research Letters 2020cited by 40position: lastdoi
Introduction to Seismology
Cambridge University Press eBooks 2019cited by 373position: firstdoi
Searching for hidden earthquakes in Southern California
Science 2019cited by 327position: lastdoi
Comparing EGF Methods for Estimating Corner Frequency and Stress Drop From <i>P</i> Wave Spectra
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 2019cited by 107position: firstdoi
Mantle earthquakes in the Himalayan collision zone
Geology 2019cited by 51position: middledoi
Strong Correlation between Stress Drop and Peak Ground Acceleration for Recent M 1–4 Earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 2018cited by 103position: lastdoi
Afterslip Enhanced Aftershock Activity During the 2017 Earthquake Sequence Near Sulphur Peak, Idaho
Geophysical Research Letters 2018cited by 31position: lastdoi
Automated detection and cataloging of global explosive volcanism using the International Monitoring System infrasound network
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 2017cited by 64position: middledoi
Slip segmentation and slow rupture to the trench during the 2015, <i>M<sub>w</sub></i>8.3 Illapel, Chile earthquake
Geophysical Research Letters 2016cited by 176position: middledoi
New perspectives on self‐similarity for shallow thrust earthquakes
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 2016cited by 130position: lastdoi
Uppermost mantle seismic velocity structure beneath USArray
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 2016cited by 84position: lastdoi
Local near instantaneously dynamically triggered aftershocks of large earthquakes
Science 2016cited by 74position: lastdoi
Detailed rupture imaging of the 25 April 2015 Nepal earthquake using teleseismic <i>P</i> waves
Geophysical Research Letters 2015cited by 161position: lastdoi
Stress-drop heterogeneity within tectonically complex regions: a case study of San Gorgonio Pass, southern California
Geophysical Journal International 2015cited by 70position: middledoi
Dynamics of the 2015 <i>M</i>7.8 Nepal earthquake
Geophysical Research Letters 2015cited by 55position: lastdoi
No clear evidence for localized tidal periodicities in earthquakes in the central Japan region
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 2015cited by 40position: lastdoi
Location and size of the shallow magma reservoir beneath Kīlauea caldera, constraints from near‐source<i>V</i><sub><i>p</i></sub>/<i>V</i><sub><i>s</i></sub>ratios
Geophysical Research Letters 2015cited by 27position: middledoi
Seismic tomography of compressional wave attenuation structure for Kılauea Volcano, Hawai‘i
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 2015cited by 22position: middledoi
Variability of seismic source spectra, estimated stress drop, and radiated energy, derived from cohesive‐zone models of symmetrical and asymmetrical circular and elliptical ruptures
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 2014cited by 207position: lastdoi
Seismic source spectra and estimated stress drop derived from cohesive-zone models of circular subshear rupture
Geophysical Journal International 2014cited by 207position: lastdoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: Mantle dynamics and plate tectonics constrained by converted and reflected seismic wave imaging beneath hotspots
NSF2147923$214,4512022–2026PIRePORTER
Seismological Investigations of Earthquakes and Deep Earth Structure
NSF2123529$579,5682021–2026PIRePORTER
III: Medium: Collaborative Research: Scaling Time Series Analytics to Massive Seismology Datasets
NSF2104240$177,6842021–2025PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Time Dependence of Seismic Parameters in Hawaii
NSF1925629$174,7662019–2023PIRePORTER
Imaging Upper-Mantle Structure under USArray using Long - Period Reflection Seismology
NSF1829601$244,4902018–2022PIRePORTER
Seismological Investigations of Earthquakes and Deep Earth Structure
NSF1620251$603,9932016–2022PIRePORTER
Analysis of Seismic Data from the USArray Project to Determine Crust and Uppermost Mantle Structure Beneath the United States
NSF1358510$179,9442014–2016PIRePORTER
Seismological Investigations of Earthquakes and Deep Earth Structure
NSF1111111$547,4812011–2016PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Characterizing fault zones at Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes by large-scale mapping of earthquake stress drops and high precision locations
NSF1045035$249,3932011–2015PIRePORTER
Analysis of Regional Phase Data from USArray
NSF0950391$251,1372010–2014PIRePORTER
Upgrading of Shared Computing Equipment in Geophysics
NSF0926762$74,6392009–2011PIRePORTER
Seismological Investigation of Earthquakes and Deep Earth Structure
NSF0710881$525,0012007–2012PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Understanding Fault Zone Compliance by Seismic Probing of InSAR Anomalies
NSF0440014$91,9912005–2006PIRePORTER
Seismological Investigations of Deep Earth Structure
NSF0229323$531,7392003–2008PIRePORTER
Seismological Investigations of Deep Earth Structure
NSF9909267$358,4002000–2004PIRePORTER
Technician Support for Computing at IGPP
NSF9814320$80,0001999–2001PIRePORTER
Seismological Investigations of Deep Earth Structure
NSF9614350$300,0001997–2000PIRePORTER
Technician Support for Computing at IGPP
NSF9530529$120,0001996–1999PIRePORTER
Upgrading of Computing Support for Research in Seismology, Geodynamics and Geomagnetism
NSF9530797$67,3501996–2000PIRePORTER
Imaging Earth Structure By Stacking Global Seismograms
NSF9315060$219,0001994–1998PIRePORTER
Imaging Earth Structure by Stacking Global Seismograms
NSF9118309$160,0001992–1994PIRePORTER
Resolving Inner Core Structure Using Body Wave and Normal Mode Seismic Data
NSF9017927$70,0001991–1992PIRePORTER
Global Mantle Structure from Long-Period Body Waves
NSF9004378$140,0001990–1992PIRePORTER
Resolving Inner Core Structure Using Body Wave and Normal Mode Seismic Data
NSF8915821$88,6321990–1991PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Daniel T. Trugman · University of Nevada, Reno8 papers (2018–2024)Wenyuan Fan · Scripps Institution of Oceanography7 papers (2015–2024)Rachel E. Abercrombie · Boston University6 papers (2012–2024)Guoqing Lin · University of Miami5 papers (2013–2021)Xiaowei Chen · Mitchell Institute4 papers (2013–2024)P. Okubo · United States Geological Survey4 papers (2013–2015)Falk Amelung · University of Miami3 papers (2014–2015)Peter Gerstoft · Scripps Institution of Oceanography3 papers (2012–2013)Egill Hauksson · California Institute of Technology3 papers (2012–2019)Robin S. Matoza · University of California, Santa Barbara3 papers (2013–2017)Jiewen Zhang · Dalian Medical University2 papers (2021–2024) · 2 papers (2024–2024)Colin Pennington · United States Geological Survey2 papers (2021–2024)Jeanne L. Hardebeck · United States Geological Survey2 papers (2021–2024)Marine Denolle · University of Washington2 papers (2015–2016)Yoshihiro Kaneko · Scripps Institution of Oceanography2 papers (2014–2014)Yuri Fialko · Scripps Institution of Oceanography2 papers (2023–2024)Thomas Goebel · University of Memphis2 papers (2015–2021)Huajian Yao · University of Science and Technology of China2 papers (2012–2013)Jianghui Geng · Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics1 papers (2016–2016)