Northern Sumatra Earthquake Resources
Download animations, photos, and presentations on recent earthquakes.
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IRIS Notices
Call for Letters of Interest for Data Product Development
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2012 IRIS Workshop - Boise, Idaho - June 13-15 - SAVE THE DATES!
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IRIS News 
01/09/2012
Download the Report from the “Autonomous Polar Observing Systems” Workshop
The goal of this NSF-supported workshop was to review the scientific motivations and discuss measurement requirements for instrument deployment and data collection at high latitudes.
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12/27/2011
AGAP Project Reveals Details of Hidden Antarctic Mountain Range
Results are now emerging from the AGAP Project which has been probing Antarctica's Gamburtsev mountain range.
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12/20/2011
Activities Enabled by IRIS and IRIS/PASSCAL were Presented Throughout the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting
Highlights include technical papers, the annual Membership Meeting, and the exhibit booth.
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12/12/2011
2011 Board of Directors Election Results
The IRIS Consortium is very pleased to announce the results of the 2011 Board of Directors election.
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11/17/2011
NSF Issues Letter Outlining Plans for SAFOD Component of EarthScope
After extensive review and consultation, the National Science Foundation announced its intention to develop a new plan for the SAFOD component of the EarthScope Facility.
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10/18/2011
Download the Report on “Opportunities for EarthScope Science in Alaska”
The report and white papers from the May workshop "Opportunities for EarthScope Science in Alaska in Anticipation of USArray" are now available.
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Recent Major Earthquakes
January 10, 2012
Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra - 7.3
December 14, 2011
Eastern New Guinea Reg, Papua New Guinea - 7.1
October 23, 2011
Eastern Turkey - 7.2
October 21, 2011
Kermadec Islands Region - 7.4
September 15, 2011
Fiji Region - 7.3
PASSCAL/Flex Array Experiments 
Helheim Calving
The purpose of this proposal is to use state-of-the-art geodetic and seismic techniques to quantify the dynamical behavior of an ice front during a calving event... Read more
KIVU
This multi-faceted project will 1) systematically acquire seismic reflection, bathymetric, sediment cores, water samples along the length of the lake system; 2) monitor earthquake activity along fault systems and from volcanoes; and 3) analyze time variations in land use and vegetation... Read more
Death Valley LANF
A major objective of our proposed research is to find out if the detachment faults dipping westward beneath Death Valley and Panamint Valley are seismically active... Read more
Kilauea Array
This array will be used to investigate whether tectonic tremor accompanies slow slip events on Kilauea volcano, HI... Read more
Map of PASSCAL Experiments
Current and future experiments.







