Building a National Seismic Monitoring Center: NEIC from 2000 to the Present

Editorial| March 01, 2017 Building a National Seismic Monitoring Center: NEIC from 2000 to the Present Harley Benz Harley Benz aU.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS966, Denver, Colorado 80225 U.S.A.benz@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2017) 88 (2B): 457–461. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170034 Article history first online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Harley Benz; Building a National Seismic Monitoring Center: NEIC from 2000 to the Present. Seismological Research Letters 2017;; 88 (2B): 457–461. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170034 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Operating a seismic data center is like being in the army. Most of the time it is "hurry up and wait," but it can quickly change to "the plan goes out the window once the first bullet is fired." So it goes at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC), home to one of the world's foremost seismic monitoring systems. Located in Golden, Colorado, just west of Denver, NEIC staff provides the latest, most accurate earthquake information available within minutes of the occurrence of a global event. That means NEIC is ready to respond at a moment's... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.