IRIS data used to win Gold Medal in Science Fair!

Student project "The Silence of Canadian Cities: Seismic Impact of Lockdowns" wins Gold Medal at Science Fair! Continue Reading

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

Release of the new IRIS mars-event Service for Accessing the Seismic Event Catalog from the InSight Mission to Mars

We are proud to announce the release of the mars-event web service, an implementation of the FDSN-event specification adapted for Martian seismic events known as marsquakes. Continue Reading

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

UNAVCO and IRIS Joining Forces for Advancing Geophysics Jun 11
IRIS Releases PIQQA, A New Software Tool for Producing Quick Data Quality Reports Jul 21
Update on the SAGE MT Facility - New Instruments, Software Resources, and Training Opportunities Jun 24
IRIS and UNAVCO Response to the NSF Dear Colleague Letter on the Timeline for SAGE and GAGE Re-competition Jun 11

UPCOMING EVENTS

Nov 2 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Empirical Theater
Nov 16 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Series
OMSI Science Pub, McMenamins Kennedy School Theater (Portland,Oregon)
Earthquake Resources

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NEW Women in Geoscience Video —Dr Claudia Inés Serrano Brañas, paleontologist

Meet vertebrate palentologist and dinosaur expert Dr Claudia Inés Serrano Brañas, in this episode of "Women in Geoscience"!

New Video! Earthquake Alert Times in the PNW

With even a few seconds, ShakeAlert© earthquake early warning can save lives and reduce injuries by alerting people that an earthquake may cause shaking near you as it triggers automated actions.

SCIENCE AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Building Australia, breaking Tasmania

Building Australia, breaking Tasmania

 Australia has been part of all major supercontinents and contains almost all known rock types from each period of Earth’s history. Because of Australia’s many past jousts with other tectonic plates, disentangling the details of this tapestry of terranes can be a rather stubborn task. 
Boundary to backstop: the Eastern Denali Fault

Boundary to backstop: the Eastern Denali Fault

 Can the eastern Denali Fault rupture as catastrophically as its westerly counterparts? A team of scientists from the University of Calgary aimed to find out.

MEMBER HIGHLIGHT

Weird Earthquake Reveals Hidden Mechanism

Weird Earthquake Reveals Hidden Mechanism

 A recent study by California State University-Bakersfield and Penn State University researchers again raises the idea that the Shumagin Gap may be able to host a great earthquake.
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