*Corresponding authored, #Students currently (co-) advising
Park, S., D. Heo, T.-S. Kang J. Rhie, S. Kim, S.-J. Lee, J. Dettmer, D. W. Eaton (2026), Improved Local Magnitude Estimation of Induced Earthquakes in the Kiskatinaw Seismic Monitoring and Mitigation Area, British Columbia, Canada, submitted. 🤞
Kim, J.#, and S. Kim* (2026), Upper Crustal Complexities and Their Influences on Intraplate Seismicity in the Southern Korean Peninsula from Ambient Noise Eikonal Tomography, submitted. 🤞
2026
Song, J., S. Kim*, B. Tauzin, and J. Rhie (2026), Continuous nonthermal slab gap formed by progressive tearing beneath Northeast Asia, accepted.
Baag, S.-Y., J. Rhie, S. Kim, T.-S. Kang, and C.S. Cho (2026), Seismic rupture parameters based on the source directivity analysis of the broadband teleseismic P-waves for deep earthquakes in the NW Japan subduction zone, accepted in Geosciences Journal.
Jeon, Y.#, and S. Kim*, J. Lav, and H.-S. Kim (2026), Probabilistic estimation of shear wave velocity profiles and site classes from surface wave surveys for accelerometer stations in the southern Korean Peninsula, accepted in Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering.
2025
Han, J., and S. Kim* (2025), The 2024 ML 4.8 Buan earthquake sequence and aligned multiple clusters in the southwestern Korean Peninsula, Geosciences Journal, 29, 727–741, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12303-025-00048-x.[Open access]
Lim, Y.#, and S. Kim* (2025), Crustal structures beneath Mt. Baekdu (Changbai) volcano from receiver function and surface wave dispersion data, Geosciences Journal, 29, 579–595, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12303-025-00046-z.[Open access]
Han, J.#, S, Kim*, and D.-H. Sheen (2025), RPNet: Robust P-wave first-motion polarity determination using deep learning, Seismological Research Letter, 96(4), 2405-2417, doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220240384.
Cho, H.#, S.-J. Lee, S. Kim, J. Rhie, and T.-S. Kang (2025), Imaging the 3D basin structure of the Santa Clara Valley by ambient noise tomography, Geosciences Journal, 29, 87-101, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12303-025-00005-8. [Open access]
2024
Phạm, T. S., H. Tkalčić, J. Hu, and S. Kim (2024). Towards a new standard for seismic moment tensor inversion containing 3-D earth structure uncertainty. Geophysical Journal International, 238(3), 1840-1853, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggae256.
Cho, K., J. Ha, J. Lim, J. Han#, S. Kim, and D. Lee (2024), PPSD GAN: PPSD-informed Generative Model for Ambient Seismic Noise Synthesizing. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 21, 300415, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2024.3433377.
Han, J.#, J. Han#, D. Heo, S. Kim*, S. Lee#, M.H. Koh#, J. Kim#, K.B. Kwon, B.S. Ahn, Y. Jeon#, K. Jo#, Y. Lim#, S.-J. Lee, T.-S. Kang, J. Rhie, and U.S. Ahn (2024), Data and early results from temporary seismic arrays for monitoring and investigating magmatic processes beneath Mt. Halla and Ulleung Island volcanoes, South Korea, Geosciences Journal, 28, 761-780, doi: doi.org/10.1007/s12303-024-0027-z.
Han, J.#, K.J. Seo, S. Kim*, D.-H.Sheen, D. Lee, and A.-H. Byun (2024), Research catalog of inland seismicity in the southern Korean Peninsula from 2012 to 2021 using deep learning techniques, Seismological Research Letter, 95, 952-968, doi: doi.org/10.1785/0220230246.
2023
Hong Y., A.-H. Byun, S. Kim, and D.-H. Sheen (2023), Customization of a deep neural network using local data for seismic phase picking, Frontiers in Earth Science, 11:1306488, doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1306488.
Alemayehu, S., A. Aoudia, A. Ayele, S. Pachhai, C. J. Ebinger, H. R. Thapa, R. Kherchouche, M. Guidarelli, and S. Kim (2023), Structure of the crust-uppermost mantle beneath the Ethiopian volcanic province using ambient seismic noise and teleseismic P wave coda autocorrelation, Tectonophysics, 869, 230092, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.230092.
Sebastian, N.#, H. Tkalčić, C. Sippl, S. Kim, A.M. Reading, Y. Chen and F.R. Fontaine, (2023), The crust-mantle transition beneath Northeast China from P–wave receiver functions, Frontiers in Earth Science, 11:1144819, doi: 10.3389/feart.2023.1144819.
Han, J.#, S. Kim*, D.-H. Sheen, D. Lee, S.-J. Lee, S. Yoo, and D. Park (2023), Seismic event and phase detection using deep learning for 2016 Gyeongju earthquake sequence, Geosciences Journal, 27, 285-295, doi: 10.1007/s12303-023-0004-y.
2022
Kwak, D., S. Kim, D.-H. Sheen, S. Kim (2022), Seismological characteristics of the recent Suncheon microearthquake sequence, Geosciences Journal, 26(5), 609-620, doi: 10.1007/s12303-022-0010-5.
Song, J.-H., S. Kim*, J. Rhie, and D. Park (2022), Determination of moment tensor solutions for the earthquakes in the southern Korean Peninsula using three-dimensional seismic waveform simulations, Frontiers in Earth Science, 10:945022, doi:10.3389/feart.2022.945022.
Lee, J.#, J.-H. Song, S. Kim*, J. Rhie, S. G. Song (2022), Three-dimensional seismic wave propagations in the southern Korean Peninsula using pseudo-dynamic rupture models, B. Seismol. Soc. Am., 112(2), 939-960, doi:10.1785/0120210172.
Jeon, Y.#, S.-J. Lee, S. Kim*, S. Kim (2022), Estimation of shallow S-wave structure from Quasi Transfer Spectrum and Bayesian inversion using microarray data at a deep drilling site in Chungnam National University, Korea, Geosciences Journal, 26(3), 367-383, doi: 10.1007/s12303-021-0034-2.
2021
Sun, Y., S. Hier-Majumder, B. Tauzin, M. Walter, M. Ballmer, Y. Xu, S. Kim (2021), Evidence of Volatile-Induced Melting in the Northeast Asian Upper Mantle, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(10), e2021JB022167, doi: 10.1029/2021JB022167.
Kim, S. and S.-J. Lee (2021), Assessment of historical earthquake magnitudes and epicenters using ground motion simulations, EESK J. Earthquake Eng., 25(2), 59-69, 10.5000/EESK.2021.25.2.059 (in Korean with English abstract).
Lee, S.-J., S. Kim*, J. Rhie, T.-S. Kang, and Y. Kim (2021), Upper crustal shear wave velocity and radial anisotropy beneath Jeju Island volcanoes from ambient noise tomography, Geophys. J. Int., 225(2), 1332-1348, doi:10.1093/gji/ggab026.[Open access]
2020
Son, M., Cho, C. S., Lee, H. K., Han, M., Shin, J. S., Kim, K., & Kim, S. (2020), Partitioned fault movement and aftershock triggering: Evidence for fault interactions during the 2017 Mw 5.4 Pohang earthquake, South Korea. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125, e2020JB020005, doi:10.1029/2020JB020005.
Cheon, H., J. Rhie, and S. Kim* (2020), Groundwork on Did You Feel It (DYFI) in the Korean Peninsula toward a new generation system of earthquake intensity estimations, J.Geol. Soc. Korea, 56(4), 469-480, doi: 10.14770/jgsk.2020.56.4.469 (in Korean with English abstract).
Song, J.-H.#, S. Kim, and J. Rhie (2020), Heterogeneous modification and reactivation of cratonic margin beneath the Korean Peninsula from teleseismic travel time tomography. Gondwana Research, 81, 475-489, doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2019.11.016.[Open access]
Mustać, M., B. Hejrani, H. Tkalčić, S. Kim, S.-J Lee, and C. S. Cho (2020), Large isotropic component in the source mechanism of the 2013 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea nuclear test revealed via a hierarchical Bayesian inversion, B. Seismol. Soc. Am., 110(1), 166-177, doi:10.1785/0120190062.
Lee, S.-J.#, J. Rhie, S. Kim, T. S. Kang, and C.-S. Cho (2020), 1-D velocity model for the North Korean Peninsula from Rayleigh wave dispersion of ambient noise cross-correlations, Journal of Seismology, 24(1), 121-131, doi: 10.1007/s10950-019-09891-6.[Open access]
2019
Baag, S.-Y., J. Rhie, S.-H. Yoo, S. Kim, S. Kim, T.-S. Kang (2019), Determination of megathrust rupture processes using plate-interface-based fault models and 3D Green’s functions: An application to the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, PEGEOPH, 176(12), 5235-5252, doi:10.1007/s00024-019-02272-7.
Kim, S. and J. Rhie (2019), Calculation of station-representative isotropic receiver functions, PEGEOPH, 176(6), 2367-2382, doi:10.1007/s00024-019-02109-3.
Woo, J.-U., J. Rhie, S. Kim, T.-S. Kang, K.-H. Kim, Y. Kim (2019), The 2016 Gyeongju earthquake sequence revisited: Aftershock interactions within a complex fault system, Geophys. J. Int., 217(1), 58-74, doi:10.1093/gji/ggz009.
2018
Song, J.-H.#, S. Kim, J. Rhie, S.-H. Lee, T.-S. Kang, and Y. Kim (2018), Imaging of Lithospheric Structure Beneath Jeju Volcanic Island by Teleseismic Travel Time Tomography, J. Geophys. Res., 123(8), 6784-6801, doi:10.1029/2018JB015979. [Open access]
Tauzin, B., S. Kim, and J.-C. Afonso (2018), Multiple phase changes in the mantle transition zone beneath northeast Asia: Constraints from teleseismic reflected and converted body-waves, J. Geophys. Res., 123(8), 6636-6657, doi:10.1029/2017JB015238. [Open access][Selected for Cover Page]
2017
Tauzin, B., S. Kim*, and B. L. N. Kennett (2017), Pervasive seismic low-velocity zones within stagnant plates in the mantle transition zone: Thermal or compositional origin? Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 477, 1–13, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2017.08.006. [Open access]
Kim, S., H. Tkalčić, and J. Rhie (2017), Seismic constraints on magma evolution beneath Mount Baekdu (Changbai) volcano from transdimensional Bayesian inversion of ambient noise data, J. Geophys. Res., 122, 5452–5473, doi:10.1002/2017JB014105. [Open access]
2016
Kim, S.*, H. Tkalčić, J. Rhie, and Y. Chen (2016), Intraplate volcanism controlled by back‐arc and continental structures in NE Asia inferred from transdimensional Bayesian ambient noise tomography, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43(16), 8390–8398, doi:10.1002/2016GL069483. [Open access]
Kim, S.*, J. Dettmer, J. Rhie, and H. Tkalčić (2016), Highly efficient Bayesian joint inversion for receiver-based data and its application to lithospheric structure beneath the southern Korean Peninsula, Geophys. J. Int., 206(1), 328–344, doi:10.1093/gji/ggw149.
Before 2015
Lee, S.-J.#, J. Rhie, S. Kim, T. S. Kang, and G. B. Kim (2015), Ambient seismic noise tomography of the southern East Sea (Japan Sea) and the Korea Strait, Geosci. J., 19(4), 709–720, doi:10.1007/s12303-015-0012-7.
Kim, S., A. A. Nyblade, J. Rhie, C. E. Baag, and T. S. Kang (2012), Crustal S‐wave velocity structure of the Main Ethiopian Rift from ambient noise tomography, Geophys. J. Int., 191(2), 865–878, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05664.x.
Kim, S., J. Rhie, and G. Kim (2011), Forward waveform modelling procedure for 1‐D crustal velocity structure and its application to the southern Korean Peninsula, Geophys. J. Int., 185(1), 453–468, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.04949.x.
Rhie, J., and S. Kim* (2010), Regional moment tensor determination in the southern Korean Peninsula, Geosci. J., 14(4), 329–333, doi:10.1007/s12303-010-0038-9.
Kim, S., A. A. Nyblade, and C. E. Baag (2009), Crustal velocity structure of the Rukwa Rift in the Western Branch of the East African Rift System, South African Journal of Geology, 112, 251–260, doi:10.2113/gssajg.112.3-4.251.