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NationalEarthquakeInformationCenter(NEIC)
EarthquakeHazardsProgram
NationalEarthquakeInformationCenter(NEIC)
NEICTourInformation
TheNationalEarthquakeInformationCenterislocatedinGolden,COat:
1711IllinoisStreet
(ontheColoradoSchoolofMinesCampus).
Ourmailingaddressis:
U.S.GeologicalSurvey
NationalEarthquakeInformationCenter
Box25046MS966
DenverFederalCenter
Denver,Colorado802250046
Toursarefree,byappointmentonly.
Areservationisrequired.
Pleasecall3032738420toscheduleatour.
Becauseoflimitedresourcesandoperational
constraints,publictoursarerestrictedtoMonday(9
10:30amand2:00pm)andThursday(911:00amand
2:00pm).
TheNEICtourconsistsofa30to45minutelectureabouttheNEIC
operations,theEarthquakeEarlyAlertingService,andearthquakesingeneral.
Toursareconductedingroupsof25orless,andstudentgroupsmustbeinthe4thgradeorhigher.
Parking
Parkingislimitedsopleaseplanyourvisitaccordingly.Thereare3visitorand4handicapaccessiblespotsavailableinourlotona
firstcome,firstservedbasis.Ourlotislocatedoffof18thstreetontheeastsideofourbuilding.Additionalparkingisavailableonthe
ColoradoSchoolofMinescampuspleaseseethedetailedCSMParkingInformation.
Directions
FromDenver,take6thAvenue(USHighway6)westtoGolden.
Turnrightatthetrafficlighton19thStreet.
TurnleftatthetrafficlightonIllinoisStreet.
Ourbuildingisonthenortheastcornerof18thandIllinois.
Pleasecall2738500whenyouarriveforadmittancetothebuilding.
AbouttheNEIC
TheNationalEarthquakeInformationCenter(NEIC),wasestablishedinRockville,Maryland,in1966aspartoftheNationalOcean
SurveyoftheDepartmentofCommerce.TheCoastandGeodeticSurvey,aforerunneroftheNationalOceanSurvey,hadcoordinated
thecollectionofseismologicaldataintheUnitedStatesformanyyears.TheNEICwastransferredtoBoulder,Colorado,in1972and
madepartoftheU.S.GeologicalSurveyin1973.TheNEICwasmovedagainin1974toitspresentlocationinGolden,Colorado.
TheNationalEarthquakeInformationCenter(NEIC),apartoftheDepartmentoftheInterior,U.S.GeologicalSurvey,islocatedin
Golden,Colorado,10mileswestofDenver.TheNEIChasthreemainmissions.First,theNEICdetermines,asrapidlyandas
accuratelyaspossible,thelocationandsizeofallsignificantearthquakesthatoccurworldwide.TheNEICdisseminatesthis
informationimmediatelytoconcernednationalandinternationalagencies,scientists,criticalfacilities,andthegeneralpublic.Second,
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theNEICcollectsandprovidestoscientistsandtothe
publicanextensiveseismicdatabasethatservesasa
solidfoundationforscientificresearch,principallythrough
theoperationofmoderndigitalnationalandglobal
seismographnetworksandthroughcooperative
internationalagreements.TheNEICisthenationaldata
centerandarchiveforearthquakeinformation.Third,the
NEICpursuesanactiveresearchprogramtoimproveits
abilitytolocateearthquakesandtounderstandthe
earthquakemechanism.Theseeffortsareallaimedat
mitigatingtherisksofearthquakestomankindandthey
aremadepossiblebythefineinternationalcooperation
thathaslongcharacterizedthescienceofseismology.
TheNEICoperatesa24houradayservicetodeterminethelocationandmagnitudeofsignificantearthquakesintheUnitedStatesand
aroundtheworldasrapidlyandaccuratelyaspossible.Thisinformationiscommunicatedtofederalandstategovernmentagencies
whoareresponsibleforemergencyresponse,togovernmentpublicinformationchannels,tonationalandinternationalnewsmedia,to
scientificgroups(includinggroupsplanningaftershockstudies),andtoprivatecitizenswhorequestinformation.Whenadamaging
earthquakeoccursinaforeigncountry,theearthquakeinformationispassedtothestaffsoftheAmericanembassiesandconsulates
intheaffectedcountriesandtotheUnitedNationsDepartmentofHumanitarianAffairs(DHA).TheNEICissuesrapidreportsforthose
earthquakeswithmagnitudesatleast3.0intheeasternUnitedStates,3.0inthewesternUnitedStates,or5.0(orareknowntohave
causeddamage)anywhereelseintheworld.Atthepresenttime,theNEICstafflocatesandpublishesapproximately30,000
earthquakesonayearlybasis.Thesearethemostimportantofthemanymillionearthquakeswhichareestimatedtooccureachyear.
TheNEICcollectsdatathroughtheoperationofnationalandglobalnetworks,andthroughcooperativeagreements.Toenablethe
detectionandlocationofallfeltearthquakeswiththeU.S.,theNEICactsastheNationalOperationsCenteroftheAdvancedNational
SeismicSystem(ANSS),acooperativeventurebetweentheNEICandtheoperatorsoftheregionalseismicnetworksacrossthe
UnitedStates.TheNEICalsoreliesonthecooperationofavarietyofseismicreportingnetworksthroughouttheworldtogatherdata.
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TheNEICalsocollectsnoninstrumentalreportsoftheeffectsofearthquakesonpeopleandmanmadestructuresandprepares
isoseismalmapsshowingthedistributionofintensitiesinwidelyfeltordamagingshocks.
ThedatathatarecollectedbytheNEICarepublishedinavarietyofformatsandpublicationsandareavailableelectronicallyviathe
Internet.The"QuickEpicenterDeterminations"(QED),averypreliminarylistofearthquakes,iscomputeddaily.The"Preliminary
DeterminationofEpicenters"(PDE)ispublishedweeklyandmonthly.The"EarthquakeDataReport"(EDR),alsoamonthlypublication,
providesadditionalandmoredetailedinformation,mainlyfortheuseofseismologists.
AwiderangeofresearchisalsoconductedattheNEIC.InvestigationsrangefromresolvingtheinternalstructureoftheEarthand
understandingthemechanicsofearthquakerupturethroughrapidassessmentofanearthquake'simpact.Theseresearcheffortsare
intendedtoimprovethedataserviceprovidedbytheNEICtothescientificcommunityandthegeneralpublicand,ultimately,toaidin
earthquakehazardmitigation.
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