Thread: release of the Exotic Seismic Events Catalog (ESEC) product

We are pleased to announce that the Exotic Seismic Events Catalog (ESEC) based on the U.S. Geological Survey data release developed by Kate Allstadt (USGS), Brennah McVey (USGS) and Steve Malone (PNSN) is now available from the IRIS DMC.

Exotic seismic sources are non-earthquake seismic sources such as landslides, debris flows, dam collapses, floods, and avalanches that generate seismic signals but are rarely included in common earthquake catalogs. The ESEC data product provides access to source parameter data such as location, and time of the event along with a selection of source-specific parameters, photos, imagery, and GIS files for some non-earthquake seismic sources that could help to accelerate research in the area of environmental seismology.

USGS (Kate Allstadt) will add new entries to this database as information regarding new recent and historic events becomes available. If you are interested in becoming a contributor to this catalog, please contact Kate Allstadt at kallstadt<at>usgs.gov


Links:

Exotic Seismic Events Catalog (ESEC) product page:
http://ds.iris.edu/ds/products/esec/

Access ESEC via IRIS DMC's Searchable Product Depository (SPUD):
http://ds.iris.edu/spud/esec


Reference:

Allstadt, K.E., McVey, B.G., and Malone, S.D., 2017, Seismogenic landslides, debris flows, and outburst floods in the western United States and Canada from 1977 to 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7251H3W.


Thank you,
IRIS DS product team