Our Mission

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) is a research, educational, and public-service entity within the University's Department of Geology and Geophysics.

UUSS & ANSS

As a participant in the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), the University of Utah Seismograph Stations shares and helps pursue the nationwide mission of ANSS in Utah and the Intermountain West.

Historical Background

The University of Utah Board of Regents formally recognized the University of Utah Seismograph Stations as an entity in April 1966.

UUSS and the Department of Geology and Geophysics

The seismology group within the Department of Geology and Geophysics currently includes three regular faculty and two research faculty who have expertise and primary interests in seismology.

Funding and Acknowledgements

Our funding comes from the State of Utah and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Seismograph Network Facts

The office is manned by twelve full- and part-time UUSS Faculty & Staff and several students. We are open during business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Directions to UUSS

We are loacted on the University of Utah Campus in Room 705 of the William Browning Building