Publications


Böse, M., Andrews, J., O’Rourke, C., Kilb, D., Lux, A., Bunn, J., & McGuire, J. (2023). Testing the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System Using Synthesized Earthquake Sequences. Seismological Research Letters, 94(1), 243–259. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220220088
Saunders, J. K., Minson, S. E., Baltay, A. S., Bunn, J. J., Cochran, E. S., Kilb, D. L., O’Rourke, C. T., Hoshiba, M., & Kodera, Y. (2022). Real-Time Earthquake Detection and Alerting Behavior of PLUM Ground-Motion-Based Early Warning in the United States. BULLETIN OF THE SEISMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 112(5), 2668–2688. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120220022
Carter, S., & Kilb, D. (2022). Flash Mob Science : from Landmarks to Love Hz. Seismological Research Letters, 93(5), 2871–2881. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220210285
Cochran, E. S., Saunders, J. K., Minson, S. E., Bunn, J., Baltay, A., Kilb, D., O’Rourke, C., Hoshiba, M., & Kodera, Y. (2022). Alert optimization of the PLUM earthquake early warning algorithm for the Western United States. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 112(2), 803–819. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120210259
Kilb, D., Bunn, J. J., Saunders, J. K., Cochran, E. S., Minson, S. E., Baltay, A., O’Rourke, C. T., Hoshiba, M., & Kodera, Y. (2021). The PLUM earthquake early warning algorithm: a retrospective case study of West Coast, USA Data. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 126(7). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jb021053
Martynov, V. G., Astiz, L., Kilb, D., & Vernon, F. L. (2021). Modulation of seismic noise near the San Jacinto fault in southern California: origin and observations of the cyclical time dependence and associated crustal properties. Geophysical Journal International, 225(1), 127–139. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaa585
Alfaro-Diaz, R., Velasco, A. A., Pankow, K. L., & Kilb, D. (2020). Optimally oriented remote triggering in the Coso Geothermal Region. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 125(8). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jb019131
Martynov, V. G., Astiz, L., Kilb, D., & Vernon, F. L. (2020). The M2 tidal tilt results from USArray seismic data from the western United States. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120190314
Johnson, C. W., Kilb, D., Baltay, A., & Vernon, F. (2020). Peak ground velocity spatial variability revealed by dense seismic array in Southern California. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125(6), e2019JB019157. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jb019157
Kilb, D., & Vernon, F. (2020). Southern California jolted by moderate but intense quake. Temblor. https://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.084
Minson, S. E., Saunders, J. K., Bunn, J. J., Cochran, E. S., Baltay, A. S., Kilb, D. L., Hoshiba, M., & Kodera, Y. (2020). Real‐time performance of the PLUM earthquake early warning method during the 2019 M 6.4 and 7.1 Ridgecrest, California, earthquakes. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120200021
Pankow, K. L., & Kilb, D. (2020). Going beyond rate changes as the sole indicator for dynamic triggering of earthquakes. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 4120. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60988-2
Rollins, C., Stein, R. S., Lin, G., & Kilb, D. (2019). The Ridgecrest earthquakes: Torn ground, nested foreshocks, Garlock shocks, and Temblor’s forecast. Temblor. https://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.039
Cochran, E. S., Bunn, J., Minson, S. E., Baltay, A. S., Kilb, D. L., Kodera, Y., & Hoshiba, M. (2019). Event detection performance of the PLUM earthquake early warning algorithm in Southern California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120180326
Sahakian, V. J., Baltay, A., Hanks, T. C., Buehler, J., Vernon, F. L., Kilb, D., & Abrahamson, N. A. (2019). Ground motion residuals, path effects, and crustal properties: A pilot study in Southern California. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124(6), 5738–5753. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018jb016796
Garcia, L., Luttrell, K., Kilb, D., & Walter, F. (2019). Joint geodetic and seismic analysis of surface crevassing near a seasonal glacier-dammed lake at Gornergletscher, Switzerland. Annals of Glaciology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2018.32
Kilb, D., Yang, A., Garrett, N., Pankow, K., Rubinstein, J., & Linville, L. (2018). Tilt trivia: A free multiplayer app to learn geoscience concepts and definitions. Seismological Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220180049
Sahakian, V., Baltay, A., Hanks, T., Buehler, J., Vernon, F., Kilb, D., & Abrahamson, N. (2018). Decomposing leftovers: Event, path, and site residuals for a small‐magnitude Anza region GMPE. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120170376
Linville, L. M., Pankow, K. L., & Kilb, D. L. (2018). Contour‐based frequency‐domain event detection for seismic arrays. Seismological Research Letters, 89(4), 1514–1523. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170242
Velasco, A. A., Alfaro‐Diaz, R., Kilb, D., & Pankow, K. L. (2016). A time‐domain detection approach to identify small earthquakes within the continental United States recorded by the USArray and regional networks. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 106(2), 512–525. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120150156
Walter, F., Roux, P., Roeoesli, C., Lecointre, A., Kilb, D., & Roux, P.-F. (2015). Using glacier seismicity for phase velocity measurements and Green’s function retrieval. Geophysical Journal International, 201(3), 1722–1737. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggv069
Heeszel, D. S., Walter, F., & Kilb, D. L. (2014). Humming glaciers. Geology, 42(12), 1099–1102. https://doi.org/10.1130/g35994.1
Linville, L., Pankow, K., Kilb, D., & Velasco, A. (2014). Exploring remote earthquake triggering potential across EarthScopes’ Transportable Array through frequency domain array visualization. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2014JB011529. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JB011529
Kilb, D., Rohrlick, D., Yang, A., Choo, Y., Ma, L., & Ruzic, R. (2014). The Game of Curiosity: Using Videogames to Cultivate Future Scientists. Seismological Research Letters, 85(4), 923–929. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220130182
Lawrence, J. F., Cochran, E. S., Chung, A., Kaiser, A., Christensen, C. M., Allen, R., Baker, J. W., Fry, B., Heaton, T., Kilb, D., Kohler, M. D., & Taufer, M. (2014). Rapid earthquake characterization using MEMS accelerometers and volunteer hosts following the M 7.2 Darfield, New Zealand, Earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 104(1), 184–192. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120120196
Kane, D. L., Kilb, D. L., & Vernon, F. L. (2013). Selecting Empirical Green’s Functions in Regions of Fault Complexity: A Study of Data from the San Jacinto Fault Zone, Southern California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103(2A), 641–650. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120120189
Kilb, D., Biasi, G., Anderson, J., Brune, J., Peng, Z. G., & Vernon, F. L. (2012). A Comparison of Spectral Parameter Kappa from Small and Moderate Earthquakes Using Southern California ANZA Seismic Network Data. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 102(1), 284–300. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120100309
Peng, Z., Aiken, C., Kilb, D., Shelly, D. R., & Enescu, B. (2012). Listening to the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki, Japan, Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters, 83(2), 287–293. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.83.2.287
Kilb, D., Peng, Z., Simpson, D., Michael, A., Fisher, M., & Rohrlick, D. (2012). Listen, Watch, Learn: SeisSound Video Products. Seismological Research Letters, 83(2), 281–286. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.83.2.281
Brothers, D., Kilb, D., Luttrell, K., Driscoll, N., & Kent, G. (2011). Loading of the San Andreas fault by flood-induced rupture of faults beneath the Salton Sea. Nature Geoscience, 4(7), 486–492. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1184
Felzer, K. R., & Kilb, D. (2009). A Case Study of Two M similar to 5 Mainshocks in Anza, California: Is the Footprint of an Aftershock Sequence Larger Than We Think? Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 99(5), 2721–2735. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120080268
Jacobs, A. M., Kilb, D., & Kent, G. (2008). 3-D Interdisciplinary Visualization: Tools for Scientific Analysis and Communication. Seismological Research Letters, 79(6), 867–876. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.79.6.867
Kilb, D. (2008). Volcanology - Throwing mud. Nature Geoscience, 1(9), 572–573. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo299
Kane, D. L., Kilb, D., Berg, A. S., & Martynov, V. G. (2007). Quantifying the remote triggering capabilities of large earthquakes using data from the ANZA Seismic network catalog (Southern California). Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 112(B11). https://doi.org/10.1029/2006jb004714
Kilb, D., Martynov, V. G., & Vernon, F. L. (2007). Aftershock detection thresholds as a function of time: Results from the ANZA seismic network following the 31 October 2001 M-L 5.1 ANZA, California, earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97(3), 780–792. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120060116
Mellors, R., Kilb, D., Aliyev, A., Gasanov, A., & Yetirmishli, G. (2007). Correlations between earthquakes and large mud volcano eruptions. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 112(B4). https://doi.org/10.1029/2006jb004489
Kilb, D., & Hardebeck, J. L. (2006). Fault parameter constraints using relocated earthquakes: A validation of first-motion focal-mechanism data. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 96(3), 1140–1158. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120040239
Taesombut, N., Wu, X., Chien, A. A., Nayak, A., Smith, B., Kilb, D., Im, T., Samilo, D., Kent, G., & Orcutt, J. (2006). Collaborative data visualization for Earth Sciences with the OptIPuter. Future Generation Computer Systems, 22(8), 955–963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2006.03.023
Prieto, G. A., Shearer, P. M., Vernon, F. L., & Kilb, D. (2004). Earthquake source scaling and self-similarity estimation from stacking P and S spectra. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 109(B8). https://doi.org/10.1029/2004jb003084
Martynov, V. G., Vernon, F. L., Kilb, D. L., & Roecker, S. W. (2004). Directional variations in travel-time residuals of teleseismic P waves in the crust and mantle beneath northern Tien Shan. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 94(2), 650–664. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120030015
Ziv, A., Rubin, A. M., & Kilb, D. (2003). Spatiotemporal analyses of earthquake productivity and size distribution: Observations and simulations. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 93(5), 2069–2081. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120020117
Kilb, D. (2003). A strong correlation between induced peak dynamic Coulomb stress change from the 1992 M7.3 Landers, California, earthquake and the hypocenter of the 1999 M7.1 Hector Mine, California, earthquake. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 108(B1). https://doi.org/10.1029/2001jb000678
Kilb, D., Keen, C. S., Newman, R. L., Kent, G. M., Sandwell, D. T., Vernon, F. L., Johnson, C. L., & Orcutt, J. A. (2003). The Visualization Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Education and Outreach. Seismological Research Letters, 74(5), 641–648.
Kilb, D., Newman, R. L., Vernon, F. L., Eakins, J. A., Ziegler, L., Bowen, J., & Otero, J. (2003). Education and outreach based on data from the Anza seismic network in Southern California. Seismological Research Letters, 74(5), 522–528.
Kilb, D., & Rubin, A. M. (2002). Implications of diverse fault orientations imaged in relocated aftershocks of the Mount Lewis, M-L 5.7, California, earthquake. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 107(B11). https://doi.org/10.1029/2001jb000149
Kilb, D., Gomberg, J., & Bodin, P. (2002). Aftershock triggering by complete Coulomb stress changes. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 107(B4). https://doi.org/10.1029/2001jb000202
Kilb, D., Gomberg, J., & Bodin, P. (2000). Triggering of earthquake aftershocks by dynamic stresses. Nature, 408(6812), 570–574.
Kilb, D., & Gomberg, J. (1999). The initial subevent of the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake: Is earthquake size predictable? Journal of Seismology, 3(4), 409–420. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1009890329925
Kilb, D., Ellis, M., Gomberg, J., & Davis, S. (1997). On the origin of diverse aftershock mechanisms following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Geophysical Journal International, 128(3), 557–570. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb05318.x