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These pages have links to EarthScope information, maps, images, videos, and other digital products that may be of interest to newspapers, radio and TV stations, and popular science publications. They also have published materials and contact information of scientists who may be available for interviews about EarthScope on local, regional, and national levels.

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What is EarthScope?

EarthScope is a nationwide effort that applies the latest science and technology to explore the structure and evolution of the North American continent and understand processes that cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. This National Science Foundation (NSF) program uses advanced geophysical sensors and high-performance computing to measure signals generated by earthquakes, volcanic events, and other dynamic Earth processes. EarthScope is advancing understanding of how and why earthquakes occur by measuring small, moderate, and large earthquakes in the United States, imaging the deep structure of the crust and mantle by studying how seismic waves from distant earthquakes travel to USArray seismometers, and mapping the movement of Earth’s surface with PBO strainmeters and GPS instruments.

EarthScope Observatories

EarthScope has three main efforts aimed at data collection and scientific investigation of the North American continent using advanced instrumentation. Field programs also deploy seismic, GPS, and other instruments to investigate local and regional scientific objectives.

Who Deploys and Maintains EarthScope Instruments?

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), based in Washington, DC, manages the USArray system of seismometers. The Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) is an array of GPS, strainmeter, and other geodetic instruments managed by UNAVCO, Inc., out of Boulder, Colorado. The San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) is a deep drill hole across California's famous fault, initially managed by Stanford University and now UNAVCO.

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EarthScope and its Discoveries

EarthScope involves scores of academic institutions and other agencies, including hundreds of individuals doing scientific research, instrumentation, and data processing, and reaching scientists, students, teachers, policy makers, and the broader public via a wide range of education and outreach activities.

Resources for Educators and the Public

EarthScope Education and Outreach focuses on local needs while meeting national goals, including recruitment of the next generation of Earth scientists, informing the public of current breakthroughs in Earth science research, aiding in placing seismic and geodetic instruments across the North American continent, and providing innovative education and outreach opportunities. IRIS and UNAVCO, the organizations that place and maintain the seismic and GPS instruments for EarthScope, have extensive Education and Outreach aimed at various audiences.

Contact Information and Interviews

EarthScope scientists and facilities staff are available for further information and interviews about EarthScope and its field operations and discoveries.