How do the University of Utah and the U.S. Geological Survey fit into the picture of seismic monitoring in Utah?
Seismic monitoring in Utah is conducted by the University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as part of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS). The UUSS maintains and operates more than 160 regional and urban seismic stations in the Utah region (click here for map) with funding from the state of Utah and the USGS/ANSS. There is continuous data exchange between the UUSS network operation center on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City and the USGS National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado. The latter provides 24/7 backup to UUSS as part of the ANSS. UUSS and USGS seismologists coordinate closely in responding to significant earthquakes in the Utah region. For virtually all earthquake locations in Utah that are posted on the USGS earthquake Web site, the source of the earthquake details is identified as the “University of Utah Seismograph Stations.
Seismic monitoring in Utah is conducted by the University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as part of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS). The UUSS maintains and operates more than 160 regional and urban seismic stations in the Utah region (click here for map) with funding from the state of Utah and the USGS/ANSS. There is continuous data exchange between the UUSS network operation center on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City and the USGS National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado. The latter provides 24/7 backup to UUSS as part of the ANSS. UUSS and USGS seismologists coordinate closely in responding to significant earthquakes in the Utah region.
