About
The Southern California Earthquake Data Center (SCEDC) operates at the Seismological Laboratory at Caltech and is the primary archive of seismological data for southern California. The 1932-to-present Caltech/USGS catalog maintained by the SCEDC is the most complete archive of seismic data for any region in the United States. Our mission is to maintain an easily accessible, well-organized, high-quality, searchable archive for research in seismology and earthquake engineering.
- About the SCEDC archive: General information on contents and archival practices of the SCEDC.
- History of the SCEDC: Our organization's history
- Website Stats
- Data Center Staff
- FAQ
- Citation Policy: How to cite use of the SCEDC archives
