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

It's ! In 2023 and 2025, EarthScope engineers provided technical support for projects utilizing a geodetic network to s...
05/29/2026

It's ! In 2023 and 2025, EarthScope engineers provided technical support for projects utilizing a geodetic network to study volcanic calderas in the Galápagos Islands.

📷: Jim Normandeau & Liz Van Boskirk/EarthScope

Join our team as a Warehouse Coordinator 1! We're hiring a new position in Socorro, NM (transitioning to a new Albuquerq...
05/29/2026

Join our team as a Warehouse Coordinator 1! We're hiring a new position in Socorro, NM (transitioning to a new Albuquerque, NM location in Fall 2026). This position ensures the safe, compliant, and efficient operations of the facility while coordinating inventory and shipments.

Learn more & apply: https://loom.ly/A_rKSEw

Welcome to day 2 of the NSF National Geophysical Facility Community Science Conference! Join us for the plenary session,...
05/28/2026

Welcome to day 2 of the NSF National Geophysical Facility Community Science Conference! Join us for the plenary session, Advances in Computation, and technical session, Advances in Computational Methods & Applications. We have an amazing lineup of speakers!

See the full conference line up and register if you have not already: https://loom.ly/tI7ougA

Are you looking to boost your scientific computing and computational thinking skills? We have the perfect summer course ...
05/27/2026

Are you looking to boost your scientific computing and computational thinking skills? We have the perfect summer course for you: the 2026 Seismology Skill Building Workshop (SSBW). Registration closes on June 1.

The SSBW is a FREE ~70 hour online course designed to build the foundations of working with seismic data. Participants should expect to invest approximately 5-6 hours per week, including participating in the weekly webinar. At the end of the workshop, participants receive a performance report certificate and a micro-credential.

Learn more & register: https://loom.ly/8RMEg9I

The NSF National Geophysical Facility Community Science Conference starts today. Take a look at the lineup of today's sp...
05/26/2026

The NSF National Geophysical Facility Community Science Conference starts today. Take a look at the lineup of today's speakers. Haven't registered yet? It's not too late!

Register for the conference now: https://loom.ly/tI7ougA

Happy ! EarthScope engineers conducted Starlink upgrades on NOTA stations on remote Caribbean islands in Spring 2025. W...
05/22/2026

Happy ! EarthScope engineers conducted Starlink upgrades on NOTA stations on remote Caribbean islands in Spring 2025. With Starlink and sufficient battery power to keep them running 24/7, users can now get reliable data.

📷: Adam Woolace/ EarthScope

Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) is an evolving seismic tool. By employing fiber-optic cables, DAS can sample rapidly ...
05/21/2026

Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) is an evolving seismic tool. By employing fiber-optic cables, DAS can sample rapidly and produce high resolution data over many spatial scales. But did you know that it can also be used to help researchers studying past climate?

In glaciated regions like Greenland, scientists drill ice cores to measure air bubbles trapping samples of Earth’s past atmosphere. The thickness of these ice layers must be measured, but doing so is long, tedious work.

DAS has been shown as a fast, reliable method using ambient seismic sources to measure the thickness of ice. By laying down a fiber-optic cable along a Greenland skiway, researchers showed how the use of seismic waves propagated by a landing airplane through ice could be used to resolve patterns of density within the ice corresponding to layers where air bubbles could be found.

Read more about DAS’s unique applications on our website: https://loom.ly/fPpZ4zc

Are you a graduate student in seismology? We invite you to submit an abstract to the 2026 Seismology Student Workshop (S...
05/20/2026

Are you a graduate student in seismology? We invite you to submit an abstract to the 2026 Seismology Student Workshop (SSW), taking place October 18–20, 2026 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

EarthScope Consortium and the Seismological Society of America are sponsoring accommodation, meals, and refreshments during the workshop. Applicants may apply through CRESCENT () for Professional Development Fellowships to help cover travel costs.

The workshop will include talks, poster sessions, a field trip to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, career and networking events, and more. Applications are due June 10, 2026. Registration fees will be no more than $150.

Submit your application: https://loom.ly/_FVqGoU

We have important news to share.After careful consideration, EarthScope will be sunsetting our Recent Earthquake Teachab...
05/20/2026

We have important news to share.

After careful consideration, EarthScope will be sunsetting our Recent Earthquake Teachable Moments (RETM) program. For about two decades, our team produced slide decks within 72 hours of a major earthquake, bringing real-time geoscience to classrooms and the public. We are incredibly proud of what this program has delivered, and deeply grateful to the contributors who made each Teachable Moment possible.

While we are saying goodbye to the rapid-response slide deck format, the spirit of Teachable Moments can still be brought to your classroom.

We're thrilled to introduce a new lesson plan, “Creating a Teachable Moment about Earthquakes: From Data to Story.” Your students can become the scientists to build their own Teachable Moments by investigating real earthquake data from the USGS and the EarthScope-operated NSF National Geophysical Facility.

Please visit our website to access the new educator resource: https://loom.ly/xZlhkkw

If you would still like to receive notifications about geophysical events, we invite you to subscribe to our Geophysical Events mailing list: https://loom.ly/XXgAm9M

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted after weeks of buildup, marking the most destructive volcanic event in recent ...
05/19/2026

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted after weeks of buildup, marking the most destructive volcanic event in recent U.S. history.

But did you know that the volcano erupted again after 1980? In September 2004, Mount St. Helens was again active – and Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) engineers played a major role in monitoring the eruption.

Part of the EarthScope project from 2003-2018, PBO established GPS stations across the western U.S. to study tectonic processes. When the volcano showed signs of activity in 2004, engineers accelerated the installation of GPS stations, eager to provide geologists with much-needed data.

This quick setup enhanced monitoring, improved understanding of subduction zone volcanoes, and bolstered volcano hazard preparedness.

📷: PBO archives

Learn more about the PBO's legacy at Mount St. Helens on our website: https://loom.ly/DsFNG2w

🚨 Deadline extended! 🚨 The 2026 NSF NGF Community Science Conference is almost here! If you haven’t registered yet, now ...
05/18/2026

🚨 Deadline extended! 🚨

The 2026 NSF NGF Community Science Conference is almost here! If you haven’t registered yet, now is the time — our first session will start next Tuesday, May 26.

We’re extending the deadline to submit your presentation information to Wednesday, May 20. We want as many people to have an opportunity to present as possible, so please consider it!

✅ Be a part of our Research Showcase by submitting a short 3 minute or 5 slide presentation. Both synchronous and asynchronous conference users will be able to interact with your presentation. Submit your details via the dedicated form on our conference registration page.

✅ Join the optional, informal "Positive Takeaways from Negative Results" to share a lesson learned or interesting dead end in a lightning format. (We'll even have a small gift for all the presenters for their bravery in trying something different.)

Register at our conference website: https://earthscope.org/conference

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