Development of geomagnetic observation system
-Detects earthquakes at the speed of light !-
ISTEC (currently SUSTEC) has developed a highly sensitive
geomagnetic observation system in collaboration with Tokyo
Metropolitan University, Tohoku University, and Terra Technica Co.,
Ltd. The Earthquake Early Warning currently being conducted detects
a small pitching motion (p wave) that is transmitted before a strong
rolling motion (s wave) with a seismograph and issues an alarm
before the large shaking. The developed device measures geomagnetic
changes with high sensitivity. Since it detects electromagnetic
waves, it can detect the occurrence of an earthquake at the speed of
light. Measurement data is available in real time via the web.