Weston Observatory Information on Earthquakes and Related Matters

Weston Observatory is a geophysical research and science education center of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Boston College. We are located in Weston, Massachusetts about ten miles west of BC's Chestnut Hill campus. The Observatory, which has been recording earthquakes since the 1930s, conducts research on earthquakes and related geoscience. It is part of a worldwide distributed network for earthquake monitoring and research and for providing educational and public outreach resources about all aspects of the science of seismology, earthquake hazards, and related geoscience. Today's advances in geophysical instrumentation, coupled with advances in internet communication and social media, make it possible to observe and study earthquakes and the Earth's interior in unprecedented ways. Weston Observatory shares in that endeavor as we celebrate the Observatory’s past and look to its future as BC’s earthquake observatory for the 21st Century.

Colloquium Series: Weston Observatory is committed to doing what we can to slow the spread of COVID-19, and avoiding gathering in large groups seems to be an obvious way to do our part. We are therefore postponing our colloquium series and other public Observatory events until we all feel comfortable that COVID-19 issues have been completely resolved. We will continue to assess the situation as it evolves.

Earthquakes in New England