News tagged with seismic recordings

Seismic recordings of rockfall a step toward early-warning system in Yosemite

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May 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Hardly anyone noticed the ruckus when Yosemite Valley's largest rockfall in two decades thundered down near Half Dome before sunrise one March morning -- but scientists will hear all about it soon.

Team confirms Alps-like mountain range under East Antarctic Ice Sheet

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Feb 24, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (8) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Flying twin-engine light aircraft the equivalent of several trips around the globe and establishing a network of seismic instruments across an area the size of Texas, a U.S.-led, international ...

Researchers distinguish waves from mine collapses from other seismic activities

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Jul 10, 2008 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers have devised a technology that can distinguish mine collapses from other seismic activity. Using the large seismic disturbance associated with the Crandall Canyon mine collapse last August, Lawrence Livermore ...

Deadly Mine 'Bump' was Recorded as Seismic Event

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Aug 17, 2007 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations recorded a magnitude-1.6 seismic event at the time of a Thursday, Aug. 16 "bump" that killed and injured rescuers at a Utah coal mine where six miners were trapped by an Aug. 6 ...

Study reveals seismic shift in methods used to track earthquakes

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Sep 02, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

The team, led by scientists from the University of Edinburgh, says that the new method, which uses data collected from earthquakes, potentially allows the Earth's seismic activity to be mapped more comprehensively.

New way to track quakes

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Sep 08, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Edinburgh scientists have developed a new technique to monitor movements beneath the Earth's surface.

Improved seismology tools can detect and locate low-yield nuclear explosions

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Aug 31, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is leading a joint project with Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, as well as the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) and Quantum Technology Sciences, ...

Seismic noise unearths lost hurricanes

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Oct 20, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 1

Seismologists have found a new way to piece together the history of hurricanes in the North Atlantic—by looking back through records of the planet's seismic noise. It's an entirely new way to tap into the ...

Ancient Architecture Makes Italian Earthquakes Deadly, Professor Says

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Apr 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A University of Colorado at Boulder professor says the powerful earthquake that knocked down buildings and killed at least 130 people in and around the medieval city of L'Aquila in Italy April 6 is a continuation of violent ...

New way to monitor faults may help predict earthquakes

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Oct 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found a way to monitor the strength of geologic faults deep in the Earth. This finding could prove to be a boon for earthquake prediction by pinpointing those faults that are likely ...

Alaska's Mount Redoubt spews ash 50,000 feet high

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Mar 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt has erupted again, spewing an ash cloud 50,000 feet up into the air.

Huge undersea mountain found off Indonesia: scientists

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May 29, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (16) | 13

A massive underwater mountain discovered off the Indonesian island of Sumatra could be a volcano with potentially catastrophic power, a scientist said Friday.

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