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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Earthquake alarm

The earthquake alarm is a device that can detect when an earthquake will occur 15 seconds beforehand. Among other things, it can potentially stop elevators so people on top floors can safely evacuate, and slow down public transit trains to decrease the chances of derailment. This machine is considered the Holy Grail of seismology. It will be tested in California's Bay area, but even so, the systems that will be used there lag behind ones already being used in Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Taipei.

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