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August 8, 2016

Seismologists Unite for Community Wavefields Experiment in Oklahoma

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) organized a community wavefields experiment near Enid, Oklahoma with the help of a 60 member volunteer team, which included UTIG post-doc Chastity Aiken and graduate student Taylor Borgfeldt.

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) organized a community wavefields experiment near Enid, Oklahoma with the help of a 60 member volunteer team, which included UTIG post-doc Chastity Aiken and graduate student Taylor Borgfeldt. Continue Reading Seismologists Unite for Community Wavefields Experiment in Oklahoma

Filed Under: News, tectonophysics-slideshow Tagged With: IRIS, seismology, wavefields experiment

March 27, 2014

The Earthquake That Changed Science and a State

Fourth Avenue in Anchorage after a major earthquake on March 27, 1964

To most people, 50 years might seem like a long time to look back. That isn’t the case for many residents of our 49th state, Alaska — especially not on this day. It was on this day in 1964, at 5:36 p.m. Alaskan Standard Time, that a fault rupture triggered the most powerful earthquake in… Continue Reading The Earthquake That Changed Science and a State

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1964 Alaskan Earthquake, Alaska, earthquakes, geophysics, IRIS, seismology, tsunami, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Texas, USGS, UTIG

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