OVERVIEW | UNDERGRADUATES | K-12 | GENERAL PUBLIC |
Teachable Moments
Utah Mine Collapse
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Link to Text and PowerPoint Slides When a mine collapsed in Utah, 400 seismometers in the region were recording... TOPICS: Focal mechanisms, P wave first motions, data modeling MORE INFORMATION: Berkeley Moment Tensor Report |
Wells, Nevada Earthquake
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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the center of the USArray footprint. TOPICS: Basin and Range tectonics, record sections, source mechanism, strainmeter data, horizontal displacement MORE INFORMATION: More information on this earthquake is located on the EarthScope website. |
Seismic Wavefield Animations |
Charles Ammon, a professor at Penn State University, has developed innovative visualizations that use real data from selected earthquakes to visualize how seismic waves travel away from an earthquake. TOPICS: wavefronts, three-component seismograms, great-circle direction, ground displacements
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Seismic Tomography Animations |
View how researchers use seismic waves to image earth's interior. TOPICS: tomography
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For more earth science publications, activities, professional development, internships, animations, museum displays, free software and more, visit EarthScope Education and Outreach and IRIS Education and Outreach.
USArray is a component of the EarthScope project and IRIS manages the transportable array.
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EarthScope is a partnership extending throughout the Earth science community, including more than 100 universities, the National Science Foundation, US Geological Survey, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, regional seismic networks and state geological surveys.
