News tagged with seismic stations
Nation's quake-warning system needs work, scientists say
Americans have been lulled into a false sense of security that they are prepared for a devastating earthquake, according to a report issued Wednesday by the National Research Council.
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Apr 05, 2011 |
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EarthScope Seismic Sensors Head East of the Mississippi
Most seismic activity--and earthquakes--have been in the U.S. West. But the East is not out of the woods in terms of risk, geologists say.
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Apr 01, 2011 |
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URI geologist develops improved seismic model for monitoring nuclear explosions in Middle East
Geologists from the University of Rhode Island and Princeton University, in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, have taken an important step toward helping the United States government monitor nuclear ...
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Dec 16, 2010 |
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Project seeks a better image inside Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are installing underground seismographs across the US to glean better information about the Earth's interior, and Michigan Tech is deeply into it.
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Aug 24, 2010 |
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Earth-shaking research to predict devastation from earthquakes
The computational science expertise at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory is playing a key role in enabling researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico ...
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Mar 02, 2010 |
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USGS monitoring Twitter for earthquake details
(AP) -- OMG! Earthquake!
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Taiwan to boost quake warning system
Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, officials said.
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Nov 15, 2009 |
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Scientists develop new approach to mine disasters
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Utah scientists devised a new way to find miners trapped by cave-ins. The method involves installing iron plates and sledgehammers at regular intervals inside mines, and sensitive ...
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Mar 26, 2009 |
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New monitoring stations detect 'silent earthquakes' in Costa Rica
After installing an extensive network of monitoring stations in Costa Rica, researchers have detected slow slip events (also known as "silent earthquakes") along a major fault zone beneath the Nicoya Peninsula. These findings ...
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Feb 15, 2009 |
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Early warning systems underestimate magnitude of large earthquakes
Scientists seek to create reliable early warning systems that accurately estimate the magnitude of an earthquake within the first seconds of rupture. In this paper published by the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of ...
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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