Member Since 1985
Marcelo Assumpcao
Member, Seismology Keiiti Aki Young Scientist Award Committee
Professional Experience
IAG Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
professor
2001 - 2023
Education
University of Sao Paulo
Associate
1990
Publications
Thermo‐Compositional Structure of the South American Platform Lithosphere: Evidence of Stability, Mo...

Constraints on the structure of cratonic lithosphere are essential to improve our understanding of craton formation, evolution and long‐term ...

November 23, 2022
AGU Abstracts
The 2021 M 5.7 Earthquake in the Guyana Shield: an Intraplate Event with no Reason to Occur
ON THE SEISMICITY OF “STABLE” CONTINENTAL REGIONS: THE APRIL 2024 NEW JERSEY EARTHQUAKE AND BEYOND POSTER
tectonophysics | 13 december 2024
Marcelo B. Bianchi, Marcelo Assumpcao, Jackson Cal...
After foreshock activity in December 2020 (up to ML 3.7) and reduced activity in January 2021, an M 5.7 earthquake occurred in January 31 in southern ...
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Seismicity Induced by a Large Open Pit Mine in the Coastal Ranges of SE Brazil.
MINING-INDUCED SEISMICITY: CHALLENGES IN MONITORING, MODELING, MANAGING, AND RELATED RISKS I POSTER
seismology | 13 december 2024
Marcelo Assumpcao, José Alexandre Nogueira, Juraci...
Seismicity induced by water reservoir and fluid injection are widely known phenomena and have been studied for several decades. However, seismicity in...
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Study of the lithospheric structure of the southeastern margin of the Amazonian Craton in Brazil using finite-frequency seismic tomography
STRUCTURE, TECTONICS, AND SEISMICITY OF CRATONS II POSTER
tectonophysics | 12 december 2024
Marcelo P. Rocha, Guilherme Affonso, Estevão V. Ta...
A temporary network of 30 seismic stations was deployed in the Carajás Mineral Province (CMP), located in the southeastern part of the Amazonian ...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2026
Member
Seismology Keiiti Aki Young Scientist Award Committee
2020 - 2023
Associate Editor
JGR Solid Earth Section
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