About the Lab

The Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array consists of the PANGA Geodesy Laboratory at Central Washington University and 350 continuously operating, high-precision GPS sites across the Pacific Northwest ...read more...

Facilities

• Geodesy Lab
• Central Washington University

Research

• Faculty, Staff and Students in the Lab
• Publications produced by the Lab
• Partners & Sponsors

The Network

• PANGA Station Photos | Site Map | VSAT
• Cascadia Sites Processed by the Lab

Data Products

Timeseries

• Real-Time GPS data
• Data Viewer showing individual time series with the full site history
• Regional Deformation: grouped time series with last 4.5 years of deformation
• Tiltmeter Time Series
• Interactive Timeseries Tool

Velocity Fields

• Velocity Field of the Pacific Northwest
• Slow Earthquake transient deformation

Data & Metadata

• Search Data Archive
• Download RINEX files
• Download Metadata (including Site Logs)

Public Media & Notable EQ Research

Public newsprint and television news articles including special programs on the History and National Geographic Channels...see more...

Analysis of some Recent Large EQ's

2012 Mw=7.8 Haida Gwaii Earthquake

2011 Mw=9.0 Tohoku Earthquake

• GIPSY Kinematic Point Positioning
• Tiltmeter & Real-time GPS from Pacific NW

2010 Mw=7.2 Baja Earthquake

PANGA's Cascadia Earthquake Rupture Model

• ETS constraints on future subduction zone earthquakes moves rupture patch inland

PANGA & USGS Joint GPS Occupation

• Three Sisters Volcano

GPS Monitoring of Natural Hazards

PANGA uses GPS, tilt and strain data to monitor a variety of natural hazards...read more...

Natural Hazards

• Real-Time GPS monitoring of crustal deformation
• Nisqually Earthquake Response

Structures

• Alaska Way Viaduct Seattle
• Howard Hansen Dam
• Tolt Reservoir
• State Route 520

Instrumentation

• GPS Monument Design
• Tilt Data Processing
• Tiltmeter Design and Construction
• Autonomous Emergency Warning System