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Iris: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology WebsiteIris: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Website
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Iris: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

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This university consortium provides on-going, current information on seismic activity happening all over the world. Of special interest is the Seismic Monitor. Open this page to a full screen to monitor global earthquake activity in real time. Click For Educators or For Students in the left hand menu for information for the Education sector. Animations to teach earth processes, teachable moments, wave visualizations, earthquake browser, and rapid earthquake viewer are all available for classroom work.

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earthquakes, seismic waves, seismology

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global earthquake activity, global seismic monitor, seismic activity, seismic data, transportable array wave visualizations

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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