• Rainbow over Organ Pipe Cactus NM

    Organ Pipe Cactus

    National Monument Arizona

Geologic Activity

Organ Pipe Seismic Station

This seismic station was installed May, 7th 2007

Over the past year 1520 earthquakes have been detected by a very sensitive seismic data collecting station located in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. This station is one of 2000 stations that have been placed all over the United States as part of the National Science Foundation’s EarthScope initiative. To learn more about the results generated from our station click here.

Did You Know?

Javelinas are not pigs

Javelina look like pigs and act like pigs, but they are not pigs.  Pigs evolved over thousands of years on the Eurasian continent.  Javelina evolved over thousands of years on the North American continent.  So, they may look like each other, but they are not even remotely related. More...