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- ↑ Caltech's Seismo Lab Celebrates 100 Years at the Forefront of Earthquake Science. Caltech. November 09, 2022. https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/caltechs-seismo-lab-celebrates-100-years-at-the-forefront-of-earthquake-science
- ↑ Blinder, Collin. Seismo Lab at Caltech celebrates 100 years. Pasadena Star News. November 13, 2022.
- ↑ Perkins, Robert. USA: Scientists identify almost 2 million previously "hidden" earthquakes. Prevention Web: California Institute of Technology. April 18, 2019. https://www.preventionweb.net/news/usa-scientists-identify-almost-2-million-previously-hidden-earthquakes
- ↑ Michael Gurnis Named Director of the Seismological Laboratory. Caltech Seismological Laboratory. https://seismolab.caltech.edu/news/michael-gurnis-named-director-of-the-seismological-laboratory
- ↑ NSF Awards $6.75 Million for Geodynamics Computational Facility. National Science Foundation. September 16, 2004. https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100442&org=NSF
- ↑ 2013 Augustus Love Medal. Michael Gurnis. http://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/augustus-love/2013/michael-c-gurnis/ Michael Gurnis' 2013 Augustus Love Medal citation
