Hi all,

I've been looking to collect a dataset of seismograms for an
'earthquake prediction competition' idea (see below for more
information), and struggling quite a lot along the way!
"

Hi Dan,
=20
     Sorry, but there is NO chance of this simplistic approach succeeding. =
I suggest that you buy or borrow a copy of "Predicting the Unpredictable: T=
he Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction", by Susan Hough. It is not =
expensive, well worth reading and describes most of the previous attempts a=
nd ideas on Earthquake Prediction!
    Earthquakes are sudden slip movements in the Earth's crust, somewhere b=
etween ground level and 700 km down. Some are volcanic in origin, but most =
are due to the 7 major and 8 minor Earth's Tectonic Plates moving relative =
to one another or diving under each other, at rates of typically 0 to100 mm=
 per year. The quakes are often on fault lines, but these may be hundreds o=
f miles long and there are thousands of them. Some large quakes do repeat, =
but there may be anything up to several hundred years in between them. Only=
 quakes greater than M6.5 can be detected all over the Earth. Some large qu=
akes just go bang, without any precursor quakes.=20

    Regards, =20
   =20
    Chris Chapman


=20
     Sorry, but there is NO chance of this simplistic approach succeeding. =
I suggest that you buy or borrow a copy of "Predicting the Unpredictable: T=
he Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction", by Susan Hough. It is not =
expensive, well worth reading and describes most of the previous attempts a=
nd ideas on Earthquake Prediction!
    Earthquakes are sudden slip movements in the Earth's crust, somewhere b=
etween ground level and 700 km down. Some are volcanic in origin, but most =
are due to the 7 major and 8 minor Earth's Tectonic Plates moving relative =
to one another or diving under each other, at rates of typically 0 to100 mm=
 per year. The quakes are often on fault lines, but these may be hundreds o=
f miles long and there are thousands of them. Some large quakes do repeat, =
but there may be anything up to several hundred years in between them. Only=
 quakes greater than M6.5 can be detected all over the Earth. Some large qu=
akes just go bang, without any precursor quakes.=20

    Regards, =20
   =20
    Chris Chapman





























Hi all,



I've been looking to collect a dataset of seismograms for an

'earthquake prediction competition' idea (see below for more

information), and struggling quite a lot along the way!

"



Hi Dan,





 


     Sorry, but there is NO chance =
of this simplistic approach succeeding. I suggest that you buy or borrow a =
copy of "Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake=
 Prediction", by Susan Hough. It is not expensive, well worth reading =
and describes most of the previous attempts and ideas on Earthquake Predict=
ion!


    Earthquakes are sudden slip movements in the Earth's crust, somewhere between ground=
 level and 700 km down. Some are volcanic in origin, but most are due to th=
e 7 major and 8 minor Earth's Tectonic Plates moving relative to one a=
nother or diving under each other, at rates of typically 0 to100 =
mm per year. The quakes are often on fault lines, but these may be hundreds=
 of miles long and there are thousands of them. Some large quakes do repeat=
, but there may be anything up to several hundred years in between them. On=
ly quakes greater than M6.5 can be detected all over the Earth. Some large&=
nbsp;quakes just go bang, without any precursor quakes. 


 


    Regards,  


    


    Chris Chapman