Register for the 2019 Joint SAGE/GAGE Workshop!

Please join us at the 2019 Joint SAGE/GAGE Workshop, to be held in Portland, OR, October 9th-11th. The joint workshop theme is 'Earth in 4D: Bridging the Timescales in Dynamic Earth Processes’. Continue Reading

First Release of Data from Mars InSight Now Available

The first data from the Mars SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure) instrument is now available from the IRIS Data Management Center, in parallel with the NASA’s Planetary Data System and the IPGP’s Mars SEIS Data Service. Continue Reading

Where are the IRIS Interns Now?

A survey finds that most IRIS intern alumni are employed in the geosciences, but across a variety of employment sectors. Continue Reading

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Seismometers Detect Hurricane Dorian Sep 5
IRIS President Announces Retirement Aug 27
Nominations Sought for IRIS Board of Directors Aug 22
Contribute your Research to the Central California Earthquakes Special Event Page Jul 5

UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct 9-11 2019 SAGE/GAGE Workshop: Earth in 4D: Bridging the Timescales in Dynamic Earth Processes
Hilton Portland Downtown, Portland, OR,
Oct 17 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series
Exploratorium (San Francisco,California)
Oct 18 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series
Southwestern Oregon Community College (Coos Bay,Oregon)
Nov 8 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series
Southwestern Oregon Community College (Coos Bay,Oregon)
Nov 12 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series
American Museum of Natural History (New York,New York)
Nov 13-14 2019 Fall BoD Meetings
Fort Collins, Colorado
Earthquake Resources

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NEW VIDEO - Bears and Seismometers!

Seismometers in Alaska have it rough - they experience extreme weather, months of darkness and frequent encounters with wildlife. Learn about how seismologists are "bear proofing" remote seismic equipment!

New Earthquake Safety Video!

If you live in earthquake-prone regions it isn’t a question of IF, but WHEN an earthquake will occur. This animation shows quick steps to take if you are in a building, outside, in bed, in a classroom or lab, in a wheelchair, in a store, in a high rise, or in a car.

SCIENCE AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Tracking Typhoons

Tracking Typhoons

 In the western Pacific Ocean, massive tropical cyclones (called typhoons) occur throughout the year. Retailleau and Gualtieri (2019) show that seismology can be used to track and measure tropical cyclones as they churn through the ocean because they create “secondary microseisms.”
A tale of time and magnitude

A tale of time and magnitude

 Can seismologists determine the size of an earthquake before the earthquake is over?

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‘Suture Zone’ to Blame for Mysterious 2014 Earthquake Felt Across Florida

‘Suture Zone’ to Blame for Mysterious 2014 Earthquake Felt Across Florida

 University of South Florida seismologists have uncovered the unexpected source of a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that occurred in 2014 along the northern coast of Cuba.
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