IRIS Internship Program 20th anniversary!

The IRIS Internship Program celebrates 20 years of success! Continue Reading

IRIS Joins NASA to Engage the Public about the Mars InSight Mission

IRIS Seismology Education & Outreach Specialist Tammy Bravo (third from right) poses with the NASA Mars InSight Team prior to the launch. Continue Reading

Take a Peek at a Day in the Life of an IRIS Seismologist

IRIS Seismologist Kasey Aderhold shares the excitement of her work to discover more about earthquakes, including field work in Alaska. Continue Reading

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

IRIS Proposal to NSF for “National Geophysical Observatory for Geoscience” is Available 2018-06-08
Alaska Amphibious Community Seismic Experiment Complements EarthScope Science Priorities 2018-06-04
Seismology-Related Information on Mw 6.9 Earthquake in Hawaii Available 2018-05-05
IRIS Board of Directors Responds to NSF ‘Dear Colleague Letter’ 2018-04-27

UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct 30-31 Seismic Instrumentation Technology Symposium 2018 Tucson Marriott University Park, Tucson, AZ, USA
Oct 4 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series OMSI Science Pub, McMenamins Mission Theater
Oct 17 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series Cleveland Museum of Natural History (Cleveland,Ohio)
Nov 13 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series American Museum of Natural History (New York,New York)
Nov 30 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series Southwestern Oregon Community College
Earthquake Resources

Seismic Monitor

Seismic Monitor

New Animation! Why do earthquake magnitudes change?

 Obtaining an accurate preliminary magnitude can be difficult due not only to the complex processes that occur deep within the Earth but because there are over a dozen techniques of for calculating the magnitude of an earthquake. In this animation we look at two magnitude scales, and use two examples of magnitude changing.

Navigating IRIS Educational Products

The IRIS website has 300+ resources for teaching and learning about earthquakes, geology, geophysics & earth systems. This tutorial can help you find, filter, and share these resources! 

SCIENCE AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights from the Field

Highlights from the Field

 Students from UNR conduct geophysical research on a former nuclear test site using 30 Texans with 4.5 Hz vertical geophones from the PASSCAL Instrument Center. Using this equipment the class recorded two deep refraction microtremor arrays 2 km long, centered across ground zero.
Seismic Reawakening along the South-Central Chile Megathrust Boundary

Seismic Reawakening along the South-Central Chile Megathrust Boundary

 Using GPS to examine regional changes in the earth’s surface with time, and seismology to understand the rupture process and stress changes associated with nearby earthquakes, researchers are seeking to understand the “reawakening” of the megathrust boundary along the west coast of Chile.

MEMBER HIGHLIGHT

Scientists Find Pre-Earthquake Activity in Central Alaska

Scientists Find Pre-Earthquake Activity in Central Alaska

 Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute found evidence for accelerating activity before a 2016 earthquake in a laterally moving fault zone in central Alaska. The activity included a phenomenon known as very low-frequency earthquakes.
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