Monitors

aurora

Aurora Forecast

See the lights dancing in the sky.
seismic activity

Earthquake Information

View the latest earthquakes in Alaska.
volcano

Volcanic Activity

What's erupting & how we respond.
webcam

Webcam & Weather

Check out our current conditions.
smoke

Smoke Forecast

Wildfire smoke prediction for Alaska.
Magnetic field icon for magnetometer

Magnetometer

How magnetic is Alaska?
remote sensing-based hazard monitoring

Hazards Portal

Remote sensing-based hazard monitoring.
Alaska coastline

Satellite Data

Near real-time imagery of Alaska and the Arctic.

About

Since it was established by an Act of Congress in 1946, scientists at the Geophysical Institute have studied geophysical processes from the center of the Earth to the surface of the sun and beyond, turning data and observations into information useful for state, Arctic and national priorities.

Contact info

The GI is located on the West Ridge of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

2156 Koyukuk Drive
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775

We acknowledge the Alaska Native nations upon whose ancestral lands our campuses reside. In Fairbanks, our Troth Yeddha' Campus is located on the ancestral lands of the Dena people of the lower Tanana River.

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