Fiber-Optic Cables Can Detect Earthquakes (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Fiber-Optic Cables Can Detect Earthquakes

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Fiber-optic cables can be used to detect earthquakes and other ground movements. The data cables can also pick up seismic signals from hammer shots, passing cars or wave movements in the ocean.

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Philippe Jousset for GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (P. Jousset/GFZ)

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