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(518) 580 - 5948

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(518) 580 - 8119

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Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

DEPARTMENT CHAIR:
Kyle Nichols
Geosciences Associate Professor
Office Location:
Dana 174

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:
Carol Goody
Office Location:
Dana 172

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Seismograph

The Geoscience department has a seismograph set up in the Dana Science Center which is constantly recording data. This equipment was set up in December 2010 and has been monitoring for earthquakes since.

The setup:

Seismograph setup

To learn how the seismograph works, check out the Boston College Educational Seismology Project, the USGS seismograph page, and the USGS Earthquake Hazards website.

Our first recorded earthquakes:

EQ1

EQ 2

EQ 3

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