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Science and Society
14 October 2025

Chicago’s seismicity captured by single seismic station

Model catalogs quarry blasts, heavy machinery noise, and other anthropogenic signals that can muddy seismic data.

Science and Society
8 October 2025

A new map charts sediment thickness across the continental US

No single map of sediment thickness across the conterminous U.S. existed that used a consistent method — until this new one based on Transportable Array seismic data.

Science and Society
2 September 2025

The USArray project was a “think big” moment for seismology

Between 2004 and 2021, seismometers were deployed in more than 2,000 locations as part of the USArray.

Science and Society
25 August 2025

Seismic imaging detects changes beneath volcano outside Taipei

The Tatun Volcano Group rises near the Taipei metropolitan area — home to more than 7 million people. Though no record exists of eruptions in human history, recent seismicity indicates that these volcanoes might be growing restive.

Science and Society
21 August 2025

Seismic data show what’s driving an Ethiopian geothermal field

The Aluto volcanic complex is Ethiopia’s only geothermal site. Microseismicity reveals volcanic structure and seasonality of earthquakes.

Science and Society
20 August 2025

What’s inside the Moon? Seismology can show us

A series of Apollo missions put seismometers on the Moon, allowing us to learn a lot about our neighbor’s interior.

Science and Society
9 July 2025

As Arctic sea ice declines, seismometers hear waves beating on unprotected shores

Seismic noise can serve as an indicator of wave action and sea ice coverage offshore.

Science and Society
26 June 2025

An unusual tsunami in Japan looks to have been caused by a submarine caldera

In the first week of October in 2023, earthquakes struck in a cluster near submarine volcanoes off Japan, producing a tsunami.

Science and Society
16 June 2025

Golden Triangle temblors reveal thickness of earthquake-prone crust

A recent study of the hidden seismic hazards within the Golden Triangle region of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar found new faults and interesting patterns in the depths of the fault motion.

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