USArray Ground Motion Visualizations [Article]
As earthquake waves radiate out from the epicenter and encounter Earth's surface, they cause the ground to move. Unless the earthquake is nearby, the scale of these motions are too small and occu
How can I get access to RESP files of stations? [Article]
RESP files can be downloaded from IRIS DMC or generated from a dataless SEED using software tools. With a dataless SEED file, rdseed can generate a RESP file. PDCC can
How do I run evalresp? [Article]
evalresp - evaluate response information and output to ASCII files using rdseed V4.16 and above RESP files. evalresp manual
How do I get station response information? [Article]
Station response information is part of the SEED data format. You can extract responses from a SEED volume using rdseed OR you can view response information directly from our database using
How do I get data from stations near an event? [Article]
Q: I only want data from stations that are a certain distance from an event. How do I do that? A: Use JWEED software to select stations within a defined area. JWEED
Waveform Request Tools [Article]
Request Waveform Data Using BREQ_FAST
Batch access to the IRIS DMC archive can be obtained by electronically mailing a specially formatted file to the IRIS DMC in Seattle.
These ar
Software for accessing real-time data [Article]
...orking on a project in where we want to display seismic data in real-time. We are interested in two stations to begin with 223.TA and 324.TA eventua
How do I get a list of stations? [Article]
Q: I am wondering how I can get a list of all station names from all the networks with their latitude, longitude, elevation, etc, in a text file? A: Use IRIS SeismiQuery - Stations Inventories
What is the simplest DMC Request Tool to use [Article]
Q. I just want to make a simple request for data from a few stations for one time period. What is the best DMC Request Tool to use?
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Where can I find information on recent earthquakes? [Article]
Recent Earthquakes are listed on the IRIS homepage. You can also view a list of
How do I use rdseed? [Article]
A: Detailed instructions for using rdseed are available in the online rdseed manual.
Generate a Summary File Using JWEED [Article]
Q: I am enquiring after I received the SEED file that I requested, how can I add the .summary file when using rdseed to extract the data. I want to add the summary file because I want the output .
Request data by station location [Article]
Q. How can I find out what stations IRIS has data for that fall within a latitude/longitude bounding box? A. A user can find seismic data by station using a latitude/longitude bounding box in
How to I find the coordinates for stations? [Article]
... about the data of South Sumatra earthquake on 25th July 2004, where the data consists a part of XE stations. I have looked up this Network code in fdsn.org, but I can
When do you add data? [Article]
Q: I'm looking for a Wells, NV aftershock that occurred on February 22 2008. How long does it typically take for you to post data? (I'm trying to download wave forms using Wilber
Stations recording data during a specific event [Article]
Q: I need to know which stations were recording data during a specific event. How do I do that? A: Select the ‘timeseries’ tab in
How do I check what data is available from the DMC? [Article]
The best way to check on data availability is to use our on-line database access tool SeismiQuery. SeismiQuery offers several different q
Historical Earthquake Archive [Article]
SeismoArchives - Seismogram Archives of Significant Earthquakes of the World The main purpose of these Seis