Real-time earthquake warning for astronomical observatories

Michael Coughlin; Christopher Stubbs; Sergio Barrientos; Chuck Claver; Jan Harms; R. Chris Smith; Michael Warner

doi:10.1007/s10686-015-9454-1

Real-time earthquake warning for astronomical observatories

Michael Coughlin, Christopher Stubbs, Sergio Barrientos, Chuck Claver, Jan Harms, R. Chris Smith, Michael Warner

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Abstract

Early earthquake warning is a rapidly developing capability that has significant ramifications for many fields, including astronomical observatories. In this work, we describe the susceptibility of astronomical facilities to seismic events, including large telescopes as well as second-generation ground-based gravitational-wave interferometers. We describe the potential warning times for observatories from current seismic networks and propose locations for future seismometers to maximize warning times.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	387-404
Number of pages	18
Journal	Experimental Astronomy
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-015-9454-1
State	Published - Jun 18 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Astronomical observatories
Earthquakes
Gravitational-wave detectors

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