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Scanned Recordings of the Rangely, Colorado (USA) Earthquake Control Experiment (1972)

Metadata Updated: August 24, 2025

These are scanned recordings from the Rangely earthquake control experiment that took place from 1969-1974 in the area surrounding Rangely, Colorado. Data were telemetered to Menlo Park, California, where they were recorded on develocorder films. Twelve stations with a total of fourteen channels were recorded and are available in this data set. Data were collected by the US Geological Survey Data files for this data release are large and cannot be easily downloaded through standard protocols. Therefore, the data files are provided via a Globus Access Portal (linked under Related External Resources). Globus* is a fast, secure, and reliable way to move large data files and will automatically resume transfers when there are network disruptions. Learn more at https://www.globus.org/data-transfer.
The full data files can be found at: https://app.globus.org/file-manager?add_identity=2fdb6b82-ed30-43f3-b1de-011621e74e8e&origin_id=3f30e159-ba3e-4374-af89-55b40f5e4188 * Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date August 24, 2025
Metadata Updated Date August 24, 2025

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Metadata Created Date August 24, 2025
Metadata Updated Date August 24, 2025
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