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…
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…
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…
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…
