About the SCEDC

Citation Policy

To cite the SCEDC and use of this website:

Please use the following citation to cite data downloaded from SCEDC:

SCEDC (2013): Southern California Earthquake Center.
Caltech.Dataset. doi:10.7909/C3WD3xH1


To cite the Southern California Seismic Network (SCSN):

California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (1926): Southern California Seismic Network. International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks. Other/Seismic Network. doi:10.7914/SN/CI

The SCEDC and SCSN are funded through U.S. Geological Survey Grant G20AP00037, and the Southern California Earthquake Center, which is funded by NSF Cooperative Agreement EAR-0529922 and USGS Cooperative Agreement 07HQAG0008.


To cite use of special data sets created by researchers:

Please use the citation above and any references specified on the appropriate page.


To cite use of waveform data from stations maintained by other networks:

If you use a SCEDC waveform dataset that contains data with network codes other than 'CI', please cite the network and its DOI. Use the FDSN network list to find the network code and its corresponding DOI.


Please also note our policy for use of photographs.