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Earthquakes could be detected using undersea telecoms cables
The more than 1 million kilometers of fibre-optic cable that criss-crosses the world’s oceans could be used to create a global seismic network.
June 20, 2018
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Stanford Shows How Fiber Optics Might Enable Global Quake-Warning Network
A web of fiber optic cables beneath the Stanford University campus is doing more than transferring data — it may help scientists implement a quake early-warning system.
October 22, 2017
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Stanford researchers build a ‘billion sensors’ earthquake observatory with optical fibers
The same optical fibers that deliver high-speed internet and HD video to our homes could one day double as seismic sensors for monitoring and studying earthquakes.
October 19, 2017
