Concept information
Preferred term
WDC/SEISMOLOGY, DENVER
Definition
- The mission of the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) is to rapidly determine location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the general public. As World Data Center for Seismology, Denver, the NEIC compiles and maintains an extensive, global seismic database on earthquake parameters and their effects that serves as a solid foundation for basic and applied earth science research. Website: "http://neic.usgs.gov/" [Summary provided by the USGS.] (en)
Broader concept
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/4bbf1ce3-2f6e-4713-b20c-8925b074544b
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