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Latest RSAM Data

Seismic data can be viewed in the seismic browser or you can request through the API, which is given under Data Access.

Station Information

Location: North-west rim of the summit crater, Poás volcano, Costa Rica Installation Date: November 2023 (AVERT project) Instrumentation:
  • Trillium Compact 120 s posthole analogue seismometer
  • 24-bit Centaur digitiser (Nanometrics Incorporated)
  • Direct burial method at ~1 m depth
  • Aligned with true north using compass compensated for magnetic declination
Data Collection:
  • Continuous broadband seismic data
  • High sensitivity for detecting micro-earthquakes
  • Part of permanent monitoring network
Data Access: Co-located instruments:
  • 3-component fluxgate magnetometer
  • GNSS antenna