Where to Find Recent Geophysical Events and News on the EarthScope Consortium Site

The EarthScope Consortium homepage (earthscope.org) carries two separate feeds for this: Latest Geophysical Events, which lists notable earthquakes and landslides with dates and locations, and Latest News & Features, which covers organizational updates, awards, and project news. Both sections appear on the homepage with a short preview and a "View all" link to the full listing.

Latest Geophysical Events

This section tracks significant geophysical events as they are reported. Each entry shows the event type, the date, and a place reference. Recent examples from the homepage:

The preview shows only the most recent few items. To see the complete list, use the "View all Geophysical Events" link at the end of the section. That is the right entry point if you are checking whether a specific event has been logged, or if you want to scan a longer time window than the homepage preview allows.

What the entries tell you, and what they don't

Each item gives you the event class, date, magnitude (for earthquakes), and a geographic reference. That is enough to identify an event and follow up elsewhere for waveform data or field reports. The homepage listing itself is a headline feed, not a catalog — it does not carry depth, focal mechanism, or station-level detail. If you need those parameters, treat the event entry as a pointer and go to EarthScope's data services rather than expecting the news item to contain them.

Latest News & Features

This is the organizational feed: consortium announcements, new resources, awards, and facility updates. Recent items shown on the homepage include:

• 28 October 2026 — NSF NGF and partners join forces to expand near-surface geophysics support, following an August 2026 community workshop and report.
• 22 October 2026 — New how-to guides for managing software tools in GeoLab.
• 21 October 2026 — New Emerging Investigator Awards to support early career geoscientists.
• 21 October 2026 — Yellowstone borehole network receives modern upgrades.

As with events, the homepage shows a preview only; the "View all News & Features" link opens the full archive. This feed is where you would look for changes that affect how you use EarthScope services — new guides, new award programs, instrumentation upgrades — rather than for scientific results themselves.

A related destination worth knowing

The homepage banner announces that the NSF National Geophysical Facility (NGF) is now online, and EarthScope Consortium operates it. The NGF site is presented as the place to explore geophysical data, request equipment and field support, and find training. So the division of labor is roughly:

• earthscope.org — who the consortium is, what it operates, event and news feeds, and links onward.
• The NSF NGF site — the working entry point for data access, equipment requests, and training.

If your goal is operational (getting data or instruments) rather than staying informed, follow the NGF link from the homepage rather than browsing the news sections.

Choosing where to look

• Checking on a recent earthquake or landslide → Latest Geophysical Events, then "View all" for the full list.
• Following consortium announcements, awards, or tooling changes → Latest News & Features, then "View all."
• Needing data, instrumentation, or training → the NSF NGF site linked from the homepage banner.
• Understanding the organization itself → the "About the NSF NGF" and "Our Science Support" material on the homepage, which outlines instrumentation, data services, and education as the three support areas.

One practical note: the homepage previews rotate as new items are added, so an event or announcement you saw earlier may drop off the front page while remaining in the full listing. Bookmark the "View all" pages if you need a stable reference.