Earthquake Data

Posted by Hemos on Tuesday January 21, 2003 @04:42PM from the watching-the-world-move dept.

ctwxman writes "There's no doubt governments around the world have built a fine network of sensors to monitor earthquakes. Yet, when I want to see what's happening, I go to the Redwoood City Public Seismic Network, http://psn.quake.net/. Within five minutes, amateurs, most far away from Redwood City and using homebuilt equipment (yes, there are links to instructions on how you can build your own), have posted their seismogram plots http://psn.quake.net/cgi-dos/event.exe. It's astounding that 'just plain folks' can sense the Earth move halfway around world. And, It's neater to see with your own eyes."

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I'll post the link by ObviousGuy · 2003-01-21 17:21 · Score: 3, Informative

U.S. Geological Survey

They are one of the most hit servers in the government. I think they can take a back page Slashdot linking.

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Speaking of earthquakes... by phug · 2003-01-21 20:48 · Score: 2, Informative

there was a 7.6 quake w/ epicenter in Colima, Mexico (a bit south of Puerto Vallarta, west coast) that hit a few hours ago. Shook the house a fair deal here in Guadalajara. Far as I can tell, Guadalajara (only six million people) is a deal closer to the epicenter than Mexico City, but the sensationalist US media seem to think nobody else exists. Oh well.