Quake-Catcher Network sensors are light and fit on the palm of
the hand. Courtesy of Mark Lyon, Quake-Catcher Network Update:
The Quake-Catcher Network The Quake-Catcher Network (QCN) has
renewed its call for citizen scientists to help its researchers
capture key seismic data to improve scientific understanding of
earthquakes, provide detailed information on how they shape
Southern California and aid earthquake emergency response
efforts. Quake-Catcher Network is a collaborative project
sponsored by the National Science Foundation in which earthquake
scientists around Southern California enlist volunteers to
deploy small, easy-to-install seismic sensors in their homes,
offices and other locations that have a computer with Internet
connectivity. The project is conducted by scientists at Scripps
Institution of Oceanography at U.C. San Diego, California
Institute of Technology, Stanford University, U.C. Berkeley,
University of Delaware and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). -
PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST: Elizabeth Cochr