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Integriertes Plattenrand Observatorium Chile - IPOC

IPOC is an international network of institutions and scientists organising and operating a distributed system of instruments and projects dedicated to the study of the subduction system, its role in landscape evolution, and associated geohazards at the continental margin of Chile. IPOC aims to reduce vulnerability to geological hazards by improving the scientific understanding of hazardous events through long-term observation and scientific collaboration. IPOC fosters research across disciplines, including geology, seismology, geodesy, volcanology, geomorphology, and georesources.

IPOC was established in 2006 as an international cooperation between the Chilean universities (Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, the Universidad de Chile with the associated Centro Sismológico Nacional, Santiago), French (IPGP, ENS), and German research institutions (GFZ, GEOMAR. IPOC is built upon decades of previous collaborations between Chilean, German, and French scientists.

The backbone of IPOC’s monitoring capabilities is a network of currently 22 multi-sensor sites, where seismic (strong- and weak-motion), continuous GNSS (at twelve sites), magnetotellurics (at some sites), and climate data are registered at co-located sites. IPOC maintains a number of additional strong-motion and weak-motion seismographs, continuous GNSS receivers, Creepmeters, and volcano monitoring networks.

IPOC Stationen | Überblick

Monitoring | Devices & Stations

  • Devices: 22 broadband seismometers at multi-parameter sites (STS-2) on QT330 (HR) digitizers; 1 Trillium Compact on EDL co-located with CAR3 creepmeter. Network code CX.
    Daten available under:doi:10.14470/PK615318
    Access: Open

  • Devices: 24 strong-motion seismometers at 18 multi-parameter sites (Kinemetrics EPI Sensors) and 5 additional sites (Kinemetrics Etna). Network code CX.
    Daten available under:  doi:10.14470/PK615318
    Access: Open

  • Devices: 20 short-period (Mark L4-3D) on EDL offline seismic stations (Iquique local network and Pica array). Network code IQ.
    Data available under: doi:10.14470/VD070092
    Access: Open


  • Devices: 11 magnetotelluric stations (fluxgate magnetometers and telluric electrodes on Earth Data Loggers). Recording at 10 multi-parameter sites and 1 additional site.           
    To get access to data, please contact: oritter@gfz-potsdam.de
    Access: open, available on request


  • Devices: 11 Creepmeters along 4 active fault segments, 3 seismometers collocated, 4 weather stations
    Data available under:doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.4.1.2017.002
    Access: open, available on request

Various Climate Data

  • Climate data, temperature, air pressure and humidity (measured inside multi-parameter station caverns)          
    Data available under: doi:10.14470/PK615318
    Access: open
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