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Sep 11, 2025, 1:10:49 PM (12 days ago) Sep 11
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Looking back

Feeling retrospective? Several recent articles put a spotlight on the road behind us. That includes stories on two products of the NSF-funded EarthScope project: the USArray and the Plate Boundary Observatory (now the Network of the Americas).

Separately, a paper published in Perspectives of Earth and Space Sciences details the 40-year history of UNAVCO leading up to the merger with IRIS.

Two photos stylized with a color gradient, one showing a Transportable Array seismic station and another showing a NOTA GPS station.

CLaSH funded

The Center for Land Surface Hazards has received a 5-year NSF award! CLaSH is a broad collaboration focused on interconnected hazards that first received Center Catalyst funding in 2022.

EarthScope will be providing some support for CLaSH workforce and education efforts.

Common Sensor Platform publication

A new publication on the Common Sensor Platform project introduces the flexible, modular, and scalable station design that will streamline deployments and support diverse geophysical research needs.

A woman stands at the front of a conference room, presenting a hand-drawn engineering diagram on a flip chart to a seated group. A man stands beside her, and a large screen behind them displays a slide titled “Common Sensor Platform: Engineering Activity Report Out,” with a list of discussion questions. Several participants watch attentively, with laptops, drinks, and notes on the table.
Engineer services a GNSS station with a red to purple gradient overlay on the photo

Transition to new real-time GNSS streaming platform

The legacy real-time streaming service was retired on July 29, 2025. All users must transition to EarthScope’s modernized real-time GNSS data streaming platform.

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.

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A schematic summarizing the Aluto geothermal field, highlighting the interplay of climatic inputs (i.e., precipitation) with the magmatic intrusion directly underneath the volcanic complex (1) and a related structure to the north (2). The field is described as a series of normal faults driven by rifting, which allows hydrothermal fluids to ascend, creating a surface-to-interior connection to the geothermal energy. The region’s geothermal potential is thus driven by a combination of hydrothermal and magmatic processes.

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.

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.

Photo of an astronaut deploying a sled-sized instrument with solar panels on either side.
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Video

We posted several short-form videos after the Kamchatka earthquake, from a spaghetti representation of earthquake magnitude to a tsunami warning recap. Find us on your vertical video platform of choice!

More video!

Summer science communication interns produced a pair of great new videos — one on monitoring volcanic hazards, and one on geophysical imaging for geothermal energy, critical minerals, and carbon storage.

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