IRIS Statement on Racism in Geoscience

We at IRIS join our colleagues from across the country and around the globe in unequivocally denouncing racism. BLACK LIVES MATTER. We also know that racism is persistent in STEM and that there are systemic inequalities in academia and particularly in the geosciences. Continue Reading

IRIS Data Services Winter Newsletter

Find out what's happening at the IRIS DMC in the Winter Newsletter! Continue Reading

World Series of Earthquakes

IRIS's World Series addresses regional tectonic forces and resulting recent and historic earthquakes around the world (ex. Japan, Alaska, Peru-Chile, Central America, Mexico, Pacific Northwest). Continue Reading

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

UNAVCO and IRIS Joining Forces for Advancing Geophysics Feb 8
Follow-Up RFI: Final Call for Expressions of Interest from IRIS and UNAVCO Member Institutions for Hosting Future Geophysical Facilities Jan 21
Two Former IRIS Board of Directors Members Awarded Medals by the Royal Astronomical Society Jan 19
2020 Board of Directors Election Results Dec 1

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mar 8-19 Marine Seismology Symposium
Virtual (Virtual,)
Mar 25 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Virtual Event
Apr 9 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series
Weber State University Virtual Event
May 11 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series
Southwestern Oregon Community College Virtual Event
May 31-
Aug 20 		Seismology Skill Building Workshop for Undergraduates
Virtual (Virtual,)
Jun 8 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series
Houston Museum of Natural Science Virtual Event
Earthquake Resources

Seismic Monitor

Sorry, Seismic Monitor is not available right now. Please try again later.

New Animation! Ghost Forests—Evidence for a Giant Earthquake & Tsunami in the PNW

Ghost forests are part of the evidence that a Great earthquake and devastating tsunami occurred last on January 26th, 1700 in the Pacific Northwest. How do we know this?

New Animation! Tectonics & Earthquakes of the Lesser Antilles

The islands of the Lesser Antilles are formed by the subduction of the North and South American Plates. Much has been learned in the past decades about the affect of the subducting plate.

SCIENCE AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

EarthScope watches the sky

EarthScope watches the sky

 High-latitude seismometers typically tasked with peering inside the earth can also record electromagnetic undulations in the sky.
Piecing together Alaska

Piecing together Alaska

 This exciting work simultaneously takes a snapshot of the basins, volcanic systems, and tectonic plates all interacting miles beneath the surface of Alaska.

MEMBER HIGHLIGHT

Former Piece of Pacific Ocean Floor Imaged Deep Beneath China

Former Piece of Pacific Ocean Floor Imaged Deep Beneath China

 An international team, including a seismologist from Rice University, published a study that offers new evidence about what happens to water-rich oceanic tectonic plates as they are drawn through Earth’s mantle beneath continents.
Choose Your Community
Research
Early Career Investigator
Student
Educator
Committee Member