Seismographs & Accelerographs
Seismologists from the SRC have been heavily involved in the development of the latest generation of seismographs & accelerographs that are manufactured in Australia
Gecko SMA launches at PCEE
The Strong Motion Accelerograph (SMA) version of the Gecko seismograph debuted at the 10th Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Sydney on 6-8 November 2015. Designed by SRC seismologists and built by engineering team at ESS, the Gecko SMA is ideal for structural monitoring and rapid deployment for aftershock monitoring. The Gecko SMA (and higher resolution Gecko…
Recent Earthquake Activity in SE Qld
Two locations in southeast Queensland have experienced some significant earthquake activity in recent months. In February a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck just northwest of Mount Perry. Over forty aftershocks were recorded in the next 24 hours and these were still being recorded six months later. As the Mt Perry aftershocks were…
Setting up an Earthquake Monitoring Network
Seismologist Adam Pascale explains everything you need to know about designing, installing and operating a local earthquake monitoring network. So, you want to install a network of instruments to monitor earthquake activity in a particular area. It is recommended that any seismic network has at least 4 stations, ideally in a Y-shaped…
Earthquake Hazard Assessments
The very first hazard report prepared by the SRC was in 1977 for Dandenong Natural Gas Tank in Victoria. This study was commissioned prior to construction of the tank, so earthquake loading was considered as a factor in its engineering. The tank has yet to undergo significant shaking due to earthquake (the largest…
ESS Earth Sciences website launch
The SRC became part of ESS Earth Sciences just over a year ago, one of two companies born from Environmental Systems & Services (the other being our sister company ESS Weathertech). Today marked the launch of the new ESS Earth Sciences website – a showcase of all of the products that…
Seismologist Visits Sri Lankan Hydroelectric Site
In December 2013, SRC visited the island jewel of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, known for its tea plantations and cricket culture. Like Australia, this small island, is located on a similar stable tectonic environment of Precambrian rock, which also experiences low seismic recurrence, although mid-sized earthquakes are known to…
Quick Quake version 2
The updated version of our iPad app Quick Quake is now available in the App Store. The main changes are to the screen where you Locate the earthquake – you can now vary the depth of the earthquake using a slider (particularly useful when the earthquake is very close to your…
How small earthquakes affect Seismic Hazard
SRC seismologists explain the importance of having a complete earthquake catalogue for hazard studies for low seismicity areas. In intraplate areas of low seismicity, such as Australia, the magnitude completeness of an earthquake catalogue is particularly important in Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) studies. The completeness magnitude, Mc, refers to…
New eqServer features for 2015
2015 sees a huge update to eqServer, with new features including: support for MiniSEED format data subscribing to data feeds from SeedLink servers user defined network maps using NASA imagery subnetworks within your main network station performance graphs home page graphics and waveform images that adapt to your web browser size ….and…