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Seismic Monitor allows you to monitor global earthquakes in near real-time, visit seismic stations around the world, and search the web for earthquake or region-related information. You can also view seismograms and make dataset requests via its WILBER interface.

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IRIS Notices

Report Released from the Long Range Science Plan for Seismology Workshop
The final version of "Seismological Grand Challenges in Understanding Earth’s Dynamic Systems," the report from the September LRSPS Workshop, is now available in electronic form.
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Job Opportunity at IRIS: International Policy Associate
IRIS seeks a staff member to develop activities and secure funding to support sustainable technical infrastructure and develop human capacity in low- and middle-income countries.
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05/08/2009
HAPPY 25th ANNIVERSARY, IRIS!
Twenty-five years ago, on May 8, 1984, the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) was formally certified as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in the State of Delaware, organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes.
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05/07/2009
EarthScope Symposium and Reception Attracts a Wide Range of Attendees
A coalition of earth science organizations hosts a very successful event to acknowledge and recognize the contributions of agencies and institutions that have been essential to EarthScope’s first five years.
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04/17/2009
Announcing the John C. Lahr Educational Seismology Fund
The Lahr family and IRIS are pleased to announce the establishment of a fund to support Seismographs in Schools within the IRIS Education and Outreach program.
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04/15/2009
“Summary for Policy Makers” Highlights Social Benefits from Seismological Research
A four-page “Summary for Policy Makers,” drawn from the report Seismological Grand Challenges in Understanding Earth's Dynamic Systems, is now available in both electronic form (4mb PDF) and in print.
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04/15/2009
New Scientist Magazine Features EarthScope’s USArray
“Listening to the Earth’s deepest secrets,” the cover story in the April 11 issue of New Scientist magazine, provides an in-depth look at USArray.
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04/15/2009
IRIS DMS Posts Spring 2009 Newsletter
This online issue features articles about Quality Control and Waveform Workflow at the Data Management Center.
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04/07/2009
IRIS Proposes Scientific Exchange with China
Two project proposals were presented last month at the Third China-U.S. Roundtable on Scientific Data Cooperation in Qingdao, China.
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