Who We Are:
Six organizations have collaborated to form the CISN in order to further the goals of earthquake monitoring. Members of the CISN include: California Geological Survey, Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, USGS Menlo Park, USGS Pasadena, and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
CISN Projects: Earthquake Early Warning
For more than 10 years, people in Japan have received an alert when a big earthquake has started and they will imminently experience strong shaking. A similar "Earthquake Early Warning" system, called ShakeAlert, is now available in California and the Pacific Northwest using CISN infrastructure. With political will, scientific effort, and investment in infrastructure, alerts are now publicly available to all US West Coast residents.
CISN Products: Earthquake Information on Your Phone
Have you wondered whether that loud noise was from a nearby earthquake? Do you want to be one of the first to know when a big quake is likely to have caused a tsunami or extensive damage? Sign up for the Earthquake Notification Service hosted by the USGS. You can chose the regions and magnitudes for which you will receive information by email and/or text message.