Japan has completed the world’s most advanced undersea earthquake and tsunami detection system—3,500+ miles of fiber-optic ...

Japan has developed an undersea warning system that can detect earthquakes 20 seconds before they reach land, significantly ...

Japan’s new earthquake-detection network lengthens warning times, and researchers in Wales have harnessed nuclear blast ...

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When an earthquake hits, even a few seconds advance notice can be precious. Because digital communications can outrun seismic waves, scientists at the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory have ...

The “megathrust” earthquake’s undersea magnitude was 9.0, recorded as one of the worst in Japan’s history. It began on the Pacific seabed 45 miles away from the eastern coast of Japan, as reported by ...

A network detection algorithm is activated by incoming data from multiple phones in the same area, to "declare" an earthquake, identify its location and estimate its magnitude, Allen said.

In a paper published today in the journal Science Advances, they show how effective this technique is — capable of detecting 17 times more earthquakes than older methods in a fraction of the time.

Despite advances in technology, our ability to predict natural disasters is in need of improvement. Of course, accuracy is still an issue, but even in the case of precise forecasts, we can barely ...

It is hoped that the new technique will help to advance knowledge of earthquake behaviour, allowing planners to implemented emergency measures. Currently forecasting the spatial distribution of ...

Google's earthquake detection is available worldwide but is more advanced in California, Oregon and Washington, where more seismometer systems can communicate with Google's servers.

Paul Foster, a waiter at Caffe Molise, shovels debris in Salt Lake City after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake on March 18, 2020. Utah Geological Survey officials say it is feasible for Utah to offer ...