Earthquake

The Fun Acres seismograph is buried 3 feet underground sitting on top of Tennessee’s finest limestone bedrock. This sensor is a part of a vast seismic network across the globe. Earthquakes 300+ miles away can be detected. Fun Acres DataView | Station List | Southeast Earthquake List

Real-time

24 Hour Plot

Example of an Earthquake detected. West TN quake detected from 189km away. This was a 2.8 magnitude quake.

About the Hardware

The earthquake sensor is running on the following:

• RaspberryPi 3B+ -4Gb / 8GB SSD
• RaspberryShake RS1D | Vertical Motion Seismograph Kit
• Uctronics IEEE 802.3af MicroUSB PoE Splitter 48V to 5V 2.4A
• 100ft CAT6 Ethernet
• 12x6x8 Waterproof Enclosure
• TrendNet PoE Injector
• Connectivity to the RaspberryShake Network