Celebrating 40 Years of Seismology
The 1st of January 2016 marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Seismology Research Centre.
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…