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WORLD DATA CENTER FOR SEISMOLOGY, DENVER

Dr. Stuart Sipkin, DirectorTel: +1 303 273 8415
WDC for Seismology
Fax: +1 303 273 8450
U. S. Geological SurveyE-mail: sipkin@usgs.gov
Denver Federal Center, MS 967 Home Page: http://neic.usgs.gov
P.O. Box 25046
Denver, CO 80225-0046
USA

 

Maintained by: U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The WDC for Seismology, Denver is operated by, and collocated with, the National Earthquake Information Service (NEIS), whose data may be available through the WDC.

Summary of Data Held: Seismograms from worldwide stations for Earthquakes designated IDE as provided for in the ICSU Guide.
Worldwide Standardized Seismograph Network: data from the WWSSN stations (1961 onwards). Maintains a global database of seismograph station information and in conjunction with the International Seismological Center, registers international station codes.
Digital data: waveform data on magnetic tape and compact discs, from the USGS/IRIS Global Digital Network.

User Services: The WDC for Seismology is located at 1711 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado. Open to visitors during normal working hours. Advance notice is recommended. Computer facilities are available.

Data Products, Publications: NEIS Quick and Preliminary Earthquake Epi-CenterDeterminations (PDE), monthly epiCenter listings, data reports, and the annual publication U.S. Earthquakes. EpiCenter catalogs, Earthquake focal mechanisms including first motions and moment tensors, all available on CD-ROMs. Seismicity maps. The WDC-USA keeps a WWW home page (see above) describing products and information available from the National Earthquake Information Center.



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