Yu-Fang Hsu, 2024

Yu-Fang Hsu
yufanghs@usc.edu
6262783655

RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests include statistical analysis of earthquake clusters, catalog construction, and
stress inversion. I am interested in using statistical methods to analyze spatiotemporal characteristics
of different forms of earthquake clusters such as induced seismicity and repeating earthquakes.
Currently, I am focused on constructing an earthquake catalog in the Coso geothermal field with the
template-matching method and stress inversion of Cape Mendocino.

EDUCATION
2021- Present Ph. D. student, Department of Earth Science, University of Southern
California
2018-2020 M.S., Department of Geography, National Taiwan University
2014-2018 B.S., Department of Geography, National Taiwan University

EMPLOYMENT
2020 - 2021 Research Assistant, Institute of Earth Science, Academia Sinica.

PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed Journal
2024 Hsu, Y. F., Zaliapin, I., Ben-Zion, Y. (2024). Informative modes of seismicity in nearest‐
neighbor earthquake proximities. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129(3),
e2023JB027826.

2023 Lin, H. F., Gualandi, A., Hsu, Y. F., Hsu, Y. J., Huang, H. H., Lee, H. M., & Canitano, A.
(2023). Interplay between seismic and aseismic deformation on the Central Range fault
during the 2013 Mw 6.3 Ruisui earthquake (Taiwan). Journal of Geophysical Research:
Solid Earth, 128(9), e2023JB026861.

2022 Lin, H. F., Hsu, Y. F., & Canitano, A. (2022). Source Modeling of the 2009 Fengpin–
Hualien Earthquake Sequence, Taiwan, Inferred From Static Strain Measurements. Pure
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and Applied Geophysics, 1-19.

2021 Hsu, Y. J., Kao, H., Bürgmann, R., Lee, Y. T., Huang, H. H., Hsu, Y. F., ... & Zhuang, J.
(2021). Synchronized and asynchronous modulation of seismicity by hydrological
loading: A case study in Taiwan. Science advances, 7(16), eabf7282.

2020 Hsu, Y. F., Huang, H. H., Huang, M. H., Tsai, V. C., Chuang, R. Y., Feng, K. F., & Lin,
S. H. (2020). Evidence for Fluid Migration During the 2016 Meinong, Taiwan,
Aftershock Sequence. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125(9),
e2020JB019994.

Thesis
2020 Yu-Fang Hsu (2020), Earthquake Cluster Analysis with Nearest Neighbor Approach in
Taiwan. Master’s Degree Thesis. College of Science. National Taiwan University.

2018 Yu-Fang Hsu (2018), Active tectonics around an ongoing rapid surface deformation area
in southern Taiwan. Bachelor's Degree Thesis. College of Science. National Taiwan
University.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2021 Veichow Juan Thesis Award, Geological Society Located in Taipei & Chinese Taipei
Geophysical Society.

2020 Award of Special Topics in Geography, Department of Geography, National Taiwan

University.

2019 Outstanding Teaching Assistants Awards, Department of Geography, National Taiwan

University.

2018 College Student Research Creativity Award, Ministry of Science and Technology.
First place. Bachelor’s Thesis Award, National Taiwan University.
Outstanding Student Paper Award. Annual Meeting of Geological Society Located in
Taipei & Chinese Taipei Geophysical Society.

2017 Honorable Mention. Research Project Symposium for Summer Student Program,
Institute of Earth Science, Academia Sinica.
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2015 Presidential Award, National Taiwan University. (Top 5% in the class)

2013 Third Award in the Subject of Math. The 2013 Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair (ISEF).