The project exploring seismic noise during the coronavirus pandemic was fueled by Google searches and bathroom soldering sessions.
Seismic instruments and networks
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Wildfires Threaten West Coast’s Seismic Network
A dense seismic network keeps vigil over the western United States, sensing quakes soon after they begin so people nearby can brace themselves. How do wildfires affect these guardians of the West Coast?
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Everything’s Coming Up Roses for Pasadena Seismologists
Using fiber-optic cables, a new seismic network charts vibrations associated with the Rose Parade’s massive floats and marching bands.
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Monitoring African Elephants with Raspberry Shake & Boom
A team of researchers has used low-cost devices to record footsteps and vocalizations from African elephants in the field.
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Rolling Rocks Reveal Recent Moonquakes
Using satellite images of the lunar surface, scientists find trails left by boulders shaken loose by seismic activity.
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How Satellite Data Improve Earthquake Monitoring
Case studies from around the world illustrate the power of geodetic data in earthquake monitoring.
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Seismic Sensors Probe Lipari’s Underground Plumbing
An international team of scientists installed a novel, dense network of 48 seismic sensors on the island of Lipari to investigate the active magma system underground.
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Monitoring Haiti’s Quakes with Raspberry Shake
A network of “personal seismometers” is intended to complement Haiti’s national seismic network to engage and inform residents about earthquake hazards and preparation.
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Seismic Sensors Record a Hurricane’s Roar
Newly installed infrasound sensors at a Global Seismographic Network station on Puerto Rico recorded the sounds of Hurricane Maria passing overhead.
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How Earthquakes Start and Stop
Earthquakes: Nucleation, Triggering, Rupture, and Relationships to Aseismic Processes; Cargèse, Corsica, France, 2–6 October 2017