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EarthScope Consortium supports transformative global geophysical research and education. Operator of the NSF National Geophysical Facility.

10/16/2026

Peace out Greenland!

This summer, EarthScope polar engineers traveled to Greenland to help install seismic stations on the ice sheet for various PI projects.

📷 : Sam Jannke/EarthScope Consortium

10/15/2026

Last week, the NSF-funded IceCube Neutrino Observatory's principal investigator, Francis Halzen, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the Observatory's design and detection of high-energy cosmic particles. 👏

But IceCube has also played a pivotal role in expanding the Global Seismographic Network's ability to detect earthquakes — by helping geophysicists install two near seismometers deep into the ice.

Read all about it here ➡️ https://loom.ly/hj5qWYc

10/15/2026

As part of our ongoing transition to modern, cloud-native infrastructure, we will be implementing limits on the volume of data and products that can be downloaded per hour and per day starting October 26.

Read more ➡️ https://loom.ly/NgHJL_c

10/15/2026

Today is International ShakeOut Day — an opportunity to practice earthquake preparedness. When you feel shaking from an earthquake, remember to drop, cover, and hold on.

But did you know that Shake Alert, an earthquake early warning system, can send you alerts before shaking from an earthquake reaches you?

Two years ago, Shake Alert incorporated GPS sensors into its system to provide better early warning to millions of people living with earthquakes.

Watch the full video to learn how GPS and seismometers team up to keep us safe ➡️ https://loom.ly/ZKh_3RM

10/12/2026

What does it take to service Yellowstone National Park's geophysical monitoring networks?

In this Caldera Chronicle written by intern Lexi Kenis, find out how field engineers travel by land, air, and water to make sure scientists can keep tabs on dynamic activity in the park.

Read here ➡️ https://loom.ly/KsFjOa4

10/12/2026

Do you know what to do when an earthquake happens?

This Thursday, October 15, is International ShakeOut Day — a worldwide drill to promote earthquake safety and preparedness. At 10:15am local time, thousands of people will practice the mantra "Drop! Cover! And hold on!" to protect themselves from earthquake hazards.

Learn more about earthquake preparedness ➡️ https://loom.ly/e6a3fsk

10/11/2026

We're excited to see everyone here at in Denver, CO! Stop by our booth # 302 to learn about offerings from the NSF National Geophysical Facility and take home some geophysical goodies!

10/10/2026

Did you know that sensitive seismic instruments can pick up the ripples of distant earthquakes? Watch it happen in this animation, which shows the waves from the October 9 magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama travel across North and South America.

Each dot in this Ground Motion Visualization (GMV) is a seismic station. When the ground moves up the dot turns red, and when the ground moves down the dot turns blue.

When an earthquake happens, Earth rings like a bell — the waves generated by each earthquake travel both around and through the planet. As they travel further from the earthquake location, the waves get smaller. This is called attenuation. Think of this process like dropping a stone into a pond. The waves are larger closer to the location where the stone hits the water, but become weaker as they travel away.

Earthquake waves are no longer felt by people once they are very far away from the epicenter, but seismic instruments can still feel the subtle disturbances caused by them.

Learn more about this event ➡️ https://loom.ly/BLV17gQ

Data visualization by the NSF National Geophysical Facility operated by EarthScope Consortium.

10/09/2026

In the afternoon of October 9, Pitaloza Arriba in Panama was rocked by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake at a depth of ~13 km. Due to the shallow depth of this earthquake, very strong to severe shaking was felt across the Azuero Peninsula. Some shaking was felt across North America, Central America, and South America — from Mexico to Peru. At this time, the USGS estimates significant population exposure to secondary hazards such as liquefaction and some landslides.

*An earlier caption stated the earthquake occurred in the morning. It has been updated to reflect the afternoon (17:56 UTC, 12:56pm local time).

Learn more & access event data ➡️ https://loom.ly/BLV17gQ

10/09/2026

Should we be worried about Yellowstone? Find out on this episode of

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