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Yuma earthquake monitoring station vandalized

The Yuma broadband seismic monitoring station run by AZGS was shot up a few weeks ago, with numerous bullet holes and one large blast through the station's solar panel that provides power to the site.NAU seismologist Lisa Linville [right] and AZGS geologist Jeri Young, swapped out the destroyed panel last week and did other maintenance on the station.The station is one of 8 we acquired from the EarthScope's USArray project two years ago when the temporary network was redeployed as part of a nationwide research program.
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Giant Sumatra earthquake recorded in Arizona

Academics / Geology : Arizona Geology (last year)

This morning's magnitude 8.6 earthquake off Sumatra, Indonesia, sent seismic waves around the world. They were picked up by the Arizona Broadband Seismic Network, run by AZGS.Our seismologist, Lisa Linville, based in Flagstaff, comp... Read Post

Mexico earthquake recorded on AZ broadband seismic network

Academics / Geology : Arizona Geology (last year)

AZGS seismologist Lisa Linville in our Flagstaff office compiled this display of the seismic waveforms rolling across Arizona from yesterday's M=7.4 earthquake in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, as recorded on the stations of the Arizo... Read Post

Vandals damage seismic station

Academics / Geology : Arizona Geology (4 years ago)

Vandals shot up the solar power panel and ripped out the wiring for the power and communications of one of the 8 earthquake monitors that form the newly created Arizona Integrated Seismic Network. Station 113A, off I-8, east of Yuma... Read Post


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