SEISConn Information

The Seismic Experiment for Imaging Structure beneath Connecticut is a bold geophysical experiment led by Yale seismologist Maureen Long! The experiment involves 15 broadband seismic observatories across northern Connecticut at a nominal spacing of about 6 miles apart. The 4 year experiment will record ground motion from earthquakes around the world, granting scientists unprecedented insight into the type of structures and deformation with the deep earth. Although the geology and tectonic history of Connecticut is relatively well understood, fundamental questions remain regarding the relationship between past episodes of subduction and continental break-up and the lithosphere beneath Connecticut.