Information on Pacific Northwest earthquake activity and hazards is provided by
the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) which operates
seismograph stations and locates earthquakes in Washington and Oregon. The
PNSN
is operated jointly by the University of Washington, the University of Oregon,
and Oregon State University, and is funded by the U. S. Geological Survey, the
Department of Energy, and the State of Washington. The PNSN
is based at the Geophysics Program of the University of Washington in Seattle,
and is a member of the Council of the National Seismic Systems (CNSS), a group
of regional network operators who cooperate to locate and catalog earthquakes
throughout the United States.
-- Information courtesy University of Washington's Geophysics Program, 1998
In addition to locating regional earthquakes, the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
(PNSN), in cooperation with the Cascades Volcano Observatory,
is also responsible for monitoring seismic activity at volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest.
The PNSN currently operates seismometers on or near
Mount Adams,
Mount Rainier,
Mount St. Helens,
Mount Hood,
Mount Baker,
Three Sisters, and
Crater Lake.
-- Information courtesy University of Washington's Geophysics Program, 2001
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