#FieldPhotoFriday Some stations really take a hike to reach! Our team recently trekked to a mountaintop site in Joshua Tree to replace a failed cell modem that had knocked it offline. After the climb, the data are flowing again. Great work, as usual! These pics are from an earlier install trip.
February 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday Some stations really take a hike to reach! Our team recently trekked to a mountaintop site in Joshua Tree to replace a failed cell modem that had knocked it offline. After the climb, the data are flowing again. Great work, as usual! These pics are from an earlier install trip.
#FieldPhotoFriday We share SCSN fieldwork and Seismo Lab research to highlight both the work that keeps SoCal’s seismic network running and the science that grows from it. What other field photos would you like to see in future posts from the team? Here’s a recent visit to a station near Thermal.
February 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday We share SCSN fieldwork and Seismo Lab research to highlight both the work that keeps SoCal’s seismic network running and the science that grows from it. What other field photos would you like to see in future posts from the team? Here’s a recent visit to a station near Thermal.
#FieldPhotoFriday Recently, Field Techs Alberto and Daniel took the SCEDC team into the field for a site visit! It was a chance to step away from the computers and see where the seismic and station data they work with is created. SCEDC maintains the data; the field crew maintains the stations.
January 30, 2026 at 6:01 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday Recently, Field Techs Alberto and Daniel took the SCEDC team into the field for a site visit! It was a chance to step away from the computers and see where the seismic and station data they work with is created. SCEDC maintains the data; the field crew maintains the stations.
Sometimes #FieldPhotoFriday really is in a field! The Field crew recently went to this station near Playa del Rey to install a CalOES radio and antenna. The regular telemetry upgrades are crucial to keep our stations communicating with home base, just as crucial as the seismic equipment itself!
January 23, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Sometimes #FieldPhotoFriday really is in a field! The Field crew recently went to this station near Playa del Rey to install a CalOES radio and antenna. The regular telemetry upgrades are crucial to keep our stations communicating with home base, just as crucial as the seismic equipment itself!
Some unorthodox ice coring techniques… #fieldphotofriday #fieldworkfriday
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Some unorthodox ice coring techniques… #fieldphotofriday #fieldworkfriday
#FieldPhotoFriday is back! Cold mountain air, wide-open views, and one of our seismic stations high above the Banning area. Not a bad office/field location! Beautiful scenery and a great place to keep watch on Southern California’s seismic activity.
January 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday is back! Cold mountain air, wide-open views, and one of our seismic stations high above the Banning area. Not a bad office/field location! Beautiful scenery and a great place to keep watch on Southern California’s seismic activity.
For this #fieldphotofriday, I share a photograph of Pia fjord, Cordillera Darwin, southern Patagonia, 2012. I was very fortunate to work here with Brenda Hall, Tom Lowell, George Denton, and the late Charlie Porter. Our paper on the chronology of rapid deglaciation is now published. Link follows…1/
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
For this #fieldphotofriday, I share a photograph of Pia fjord, Cordillera Darwin, southern Patagonia, 2012. I was very fortunate to work here with Brenda Hall, Tom Lowell, George Denton, and the late Charlie Porter. Our paper on the chronology of rapid deglaciation is now published. Link follows…1/
Happy December! Throwback to some fieldwork in Idyllwild, where the pine trees around this station bring the winter atmosphere to California all year long! #FieldPhotoFriday
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Happy December! Throwback to some fieldwork in Idyllwild, where the pine trees around this station bring the winter atmosphere to California all year long! #FieldPhotoFriday
#FieldPhotoFriday We all know that weather doesn't cause earthquakes, RIGHT?!, but it can affect seismic stations. From flooding, to wind, fires, and more, our stations are out in the elements. Recent storms blocked the sun long enough to show us that this station may need some battery maintenance!
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday We all know that weather doesn't cause earthquakes, RIGHT?!, but it can affect seismic stations. From flooding, to wind, fires, and more, our stations are out in the elements. Recent storms blocked the sun long enough to show us that this station may need some battery maintenance!
With the shutdown over, our USGS partners, half of the SCSN, are back in the field!
One of their first stops: a remote station that had its electronics stolen. Hard to know why, since most parts are only useful for seismology, but it’s a reminder of the challenges for the SCSN!
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One of their first stops: a remote station that had its electronics stolen. Hard to know why, since most parts are only useful for seismology, but it’s a reminder of the challenges for the SCSN!
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November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
With the shutdown over, our USGS partners, half of the SCSN, are back in the field!
One of their first stops: a remote station that had its electronics stolen. Hard to know why, since most parts are only useful for seismology, but it’s a reminder of the challenges for the SCSN!
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One of their first stops: a remote station that had its electronics stolen. Hard to know why, since most parts are only useful for seismology, but it’s a reminder of the challenges for the SCSN!
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#FieldPhotoFriday from our station near Hector Mine! Installed in 1997, two years before the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake. It recently got a new battery. Getting up the steep, sketchy road was no small feat, but the crew made it just in time before this week’s rain rolled in!
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday from our station near Hector Mine! Installed in 1997, two years before the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake. It recently got a new battery. Getting up the steep, sketchy road was no small feat, but the crew made it just in time before this week’s rain rolled in!
This week’s #FieldPhotoFriday is near Big Pine. One of the oldest seismic stations in the SCSN, Installed in 1932 and operated from a building more than 100 years old, it recently received new equipment to keep high-quality data flowing. A historic site still hard at work for seismic safety today!
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This week’s #FieldPhotoFriday is near Big Pine. One of the oldest seismic stations in the SCSN, Installed in 1932 and operated from a building more than 100 years old, it recently received new equipment to keep high-quality data flowing. A historic site still hard at work for seismic safety today!
Happy #FieldPhotoFriday! Our field crew has been working hard to update multiple pieces of equipment at this station near Ventucopa, and a new datalogger finally got everything up and running. This maintenance keeps our network up to date and ready for shaking, so we can all be better prepared!
October 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Happy #FieldPhotoFriday! Our field crew has been working hard to update multiple pieces of equipment at this station near Ventucopa, and a new datalogger finally got everything up and running. This maintenance keeps our network up to date and ready for shaking, so we can all be better prepared!
#FieldPhotoFriday With the weather cooling a bit, lets show at a site that is normally pretty hot, looking lush through years of field visits! This station near Murrieta is in a nursery so it's always got a good view of the city and greenery! I'm sure the crew likes the change.
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday With the weather cooling a bit, lets show at a site that is normally pretty hot, looking lush through years of field visits! This station near Murrieta is in a nursery so it's always got a good view of the city and greenery! I'm sure the crew likes the change.
#FieldPhotoFriday With the weather cooling a bit, lets show at a site that is normally pretty hot, looking lush through years of field visits! This station near Murrieta is in a nursery so it's always got a good view of the city and greenery! I'm sure the crew likes the change.
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday With the weather cooling a bit, lets show at a site that is normally pretty hot, looking lush through years of field visits! This station near Murrieta is in a nursery so it's always got a good view of the city and greenery! I'm sure the crew likes the change.
West Mata 🌋 shots 4 #FieldPhotoFriday, described in ALT text. AI calls me an “Oceanographer 🌊 passionate about volcanoes, deep-sea science 🧪, community engagement & inclusivity,” then asks: “Are volcanoes just angry mountains? Is the government hiding underwater volcanic alien civilizations?” Hmm 😜!
September 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
West Mata 🌋 shots 4 #FieldPhotoFriday, described in ALT text. AI calls me an “Oceanographer 🌊 passionate about volcanoes, deep-sea science 🧪, community engagement & inclusivity,” then asks: “Are volcanoes just angry mountains? Is the government hiding underwater volcanic alien civilizations?” Hmm 😜!
Today’s #FieldPhotoFriday takes us to the desert near the Brawley Seismic Zone, where one of out our seismic stations recently received a new datalogger. Fieldwork in these conditions can be tough, but thanks to the combined efforts of Caltech Seismo Lab and USGS staff, the network stays strong!
September 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Today’s #FieldPhotoFriday takes us to the desert near the Brawley Seismic Zone, where one of out our seismic stations recently received a new datalogger. Fieldwork in these conditions can be tough, but thanks to the combined efforts of Caltech Seismo Lab and USGS staff, the network stays strong!
#FieldPhotoFriday Not all of our seismic stations are out in the desert or up in the mountains, a vast amount are actually in or on state, federal, or private properties like schools, fire stations, museums, and more! Like this station near New Cuyama at a school, recently visited and updated!
September 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday Not all of our seismic stations are out in the desert or up in the mountains, a vast amount are actually in or on state, federal, or private properties like schools, fire stations, museums, and more! Like this station near New Cuyama at a school, recently visited and updated!
#FieldPhotoFriday Recently the crew got to go somewhere different than the desert! Up in the mountains of Santa Barbara one of our stations needed new batteries and a new datalogger. Excellent work as usual keeping our massive network reliable and ready for any shaking!
September 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday Recently the crew got to go somewhere different than the desert! Up in the mountains of Santa Barbara one of our stations needed new batteries and a new datalogger. Excellent work as usual keeping our massive network reliable and ready for any shaking!
Glacial erratics of various shapes, sizes, and lithologies. From fieldwork one week ago on the Katahdin massif, north-central Maine.
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September 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Glacial erratics of various shapes, sizes, and lithologies. From fieldwork one week ago on the Katahdin massif, north-central Maine.
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#FieldPhotoFriday Another week, another hot desert trip for the field crew. Our station out near Needles needed some preventative maintenance to make sure it is up and ready whenever the shaking starts! A highlight of these trips are the unmatched sunrise and sunset views. Photos from past visits.
September 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday Another week, another hot desert trip for the field crew. Our station out near Needles needed some preventative maintenance to make sure it is up and ready whenever the shaking starts! A highlight of these trips are the unmatched sunrise and sunset views. Photos from past visits.
Just returned from a few days of sampling #glacial erratics for 10Be dating on the spectacular north ridge of North Basin, Katahdin, with @umaine.bsky.social undergraduate Nate Teerlinck and former UMaine Ph.D. student Peter Strand.
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August 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Just returned from a few days of sampling #glacial erratics for 10Be dating on the spectacular north ridge of North Basin, Katahdin, with @umaine.bsky.social undergraduate Nate Teerlinck and former UMaine Ph.D. student Peter Strand.
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#FieldPhotoFriday With SoCal's diverse landscape, sometimes it looks like the field crew is working on another planet! Last week they went out to the desert near Blythe to replace and upgrade equipment that was showing some wear due to the harsh Colorado Desert environment. Great work as always!
August 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday With SoCal's diverse landscape, sometimes it looks like the field crew is working on another planet! Last week they went out to the desert near Blythe to replace and upgrade equipment that was showing some wear due to the harsh Colorado Desert environment. Great work as always!
#FieldPhotoFriday Station CI.HDH located near Tejon Ranch recently got some TLC. The team swapped out a data logger, batteries and even had to reset the "lightning suppressor" to get the GPS clock back in line after some malfunctions. Operating since 2015, here are some pics of the original install!
August 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#FieldPhotoFriday Station CI.HDH located near Tejon Ranch recently got some TLC. The team swapped out a data logger, batteries and even had to reset the "lightning suppressor" to get the GPS clock back in line after some malfunctions. Operating since 2015, here are some pics of the original install!