Alaska Dispatch News

Alaska has a ‘first-rate’ earthquake monitoring system. The hard part is defending it against weather, bears and funding uncertainty

GLACIER VIEW — On a grassy schoolyard overlooking the Matanuska Glacier, a group of eminent seismologists from around the globe jumped up and down. They stamped their feet into the grass as Natalia ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

Government shutdown impacts earthquake monitoring, early alert system for Nevada

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The federal government shutdown is disrupting earthquake monitoring efforts by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and threatening Nevada’s push to secure funding for a ...
EurekAlert!

Space-based system can provide seismic monitoring for large earthquakes and tsunamis

Researchers have developed a global earthquake monitoring system that uses the Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) to measure crustal deformation. The monitoring system within seconds ...
The Daily World on MSN

Tsunami warning system loses ‘important tool’

Tsunamis generated by earthquakes on the Alaska Subduction Zone are a persistent risk in the Pacific Northwest. Decisions ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

300+ earthquake monitors across Nevada could be used for early alert system

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Any day, anytime, anywhere in Nevada, there could be an earthquake. There are usually dozens every day though most are too small to feel. To better understand when a big one ...